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hexachord — /hek seuh kawrd /, n. Music. 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. [1685 95; < LGk hexáchordos having six strings. See HEXA , CHORD1] * * *… … Universalium
Hexachord — In music, a hexachord is a six note segment of a scale or tone row. The term was adopted in the Middle Ages and adapted in the twentieth century in Milton Babbitt s serial theory. Middle AgesThe Guidonian hexachord (named after its inventor,… … Wikipedia
Accidental (music) — In music, an accidental is a note whose pitch (or pitch class) is not a member of a scale or mode indicated by the most recently applied key signature. In musical notation, the symbols used to mark such notes, sharps (music|sharp), flats… … Wikipedia
Gregorian chant — is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical chant of Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services. This vast repertory of chants is the oldest music known as it is the … Wikipedia
Missa La sol fa re mi — Woodcut of Josquin des Prez; the turban he is wearing is indicative of a fashion in 1490s Italy, possibly related to the circumstances of composition of the Missa La sol fa re mi.[1] The Missa La sol fa re mi is a musical setting of the mass by… … Wikipedia
Tritone — For other uses, see Tritone (disambiguation). tritone Inverse tritone Name Other names augmented fourth, diminished fifth Abbreviation TT Size … Wikipedia
Musical mode — This article is about modes as used in music. For other uses, see Mode (disambiguation). Modern Dorian mode on C Play … Wikipedia
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales — Agnus Dei II, from Josquin s Missa L homme armé super voces musicales, in the original publication by Ottaviano Petrucci (1502). A realization in modern notation is given below. The Missa L homme armé super voces musicales is the first of the two … Wikipedia
DSCH motif — The DSCH motif DSCH is a musical motif used by the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich to represent himself. It is a musical cryptogram in the manner of the BACH motif, consisting of the notes D, E flat, C, B natural, or in German musical… … Wikipedia
Musical cryptogram — The BACH motif. A musical cryptogram is a cryptogrammatic sequence of musical notes, a sequence which can be taken to refer to an extra musical text by some logical relationship, usually between note names and letters. The most common and best… … Wikipedia
