tetrachord

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tetrachord

noun tetrachords

Any set of four different pitch classes.
A series of four sounds, forming a scale of two-and-a-half tones.

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@misc{tetrachord_2026,
  title = {tetrachord},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tetrachord},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}