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tetrachord

series of four notes separated by three intervals
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tetrachord

Summary

tetrachord is a scale[1]. tetrachord has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • tetrachord's instance of is recorded as scale[3].
  • tetrachord's instance of is recorded as tetrad[4].
  • tetrachord is a type of sequence[5].
  • tetrachord's Commons category is recorded as Tetrachords[6].
  • tetrachord's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • tetrachord's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • tetrachord's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[9].
  • tetrachord's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[10].
  • tetrachord's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • tetrachord's characteristic of is recorded as music of ancient Greece[12].

Why It Matters

tetrachord has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] tetrachord is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Riemann's Music Dictionary +2
    Instance of → scale, tetrad
    Subclass of → sequence
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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