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hexachord

six-note scale used in medieval music theory and teaching (solmization system)
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hexachord

Summary

hexachord is a musical concept[1]. hexachord draws 228 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #80 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • hexachord's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3].
  • hexachord is a type of chord[4].
  • hexachord's Commons category is recorded as Hexachords[5].
  • hexachord's language of work or name is recorded as Greek[6].
  • hexachord's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hexachords[7].
  • hexachord's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[8].
  • hexachord's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • hexachord's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • hexachord's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • hexachord's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].

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Definition and Type

hexachord's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3]. hexachord is a type of chord[4].

Why It Matters

hexachord draws 228 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #80 of 193).[2] hexachord has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] hexachord is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3F1abK
    Instance of → musical concept
    Language of work or name → Greek
    Described by source → Riemann's Music Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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