ALL meanings of hexachord
hex·a·chord
H h - noun hexachord a diatonic series of six tones having, in medieval music, a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others. 1
- noun hexachord A musical scale of six notes with a half step between the third and fourth. An overlapping series of seven such scales starting on G, C, and F formed the basis of medieval music theory. 1
- noun hexachord (in medieval musical theory) any of three diatonic scales based upon C, F, and G, each consisting of six notes, from which solmization was developed 0
- noun hexachord a diatonic scale of six tones, with a semitone between the third and the fourth 0
- noun hexachord (music) A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa. 0