tetrachord
English
Etymology
From
tetra-
+
chord
.
Noun
tetrachord
(
plural
tetrachords
)
(
music
)
Any
set
of four different
pitch classes
.
(
music
)
A series of four sounds, forming a
scale
of two-and-a-half tones.
See also
interval
dyad
trichord
hexachord
tetrachordo