Hexachord
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A hexachord is a collection of six musical notes. The term derives from the Greek word , a compound of ἕξ (hex, six) and χορδή (chordē).
A hexachord is a collection of six musical notes. The term derives from the Greek word , a compound of ἕξ (hex, six) and χορδή (chordē).
Usage
Since the 11th century, hexachords have been used in music pedagogy. Guido of Arezzo is the nominal creator of a learning system that relied on a six-note scale to facilitate rapid learning of melodies. Hexachord also could refer to the musical interval of a sixth. , in cello, which opens Die Jakobsleiter by Arnold Schoenberg, notable for its compositional use of hexachords In the 20th century, music theorists broadened the definition of the hexachord into any collection of six notes. The notes did not need to be contiguous members of a scale or tone row. David Lewin used the term in this sense as early as 1959. Carlton Gamer uses hexachord and hexad interchangeably.
See also
Hexatonic scale Musica ficta Guidonian hand Combinatoriality Hexachordal complementation 6-20, 6-34, 6-Z43, and 6-Z44
Sources
Further reading
Rahn, John. 1980. Basic Atonal Theory. Longman Music Series. New York and London: Longman Inc. . Roeder, John. "Set (ii)". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001.
External links
Hexachords, solmization, and musica ficta
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