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.
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Just as in mediæval times each hexachord commenced with ut, so now every octave of our tonal system commences with do.
Critical & Historical Essays | Edward MacDowellFor the fourth hexachord, which was called hard, this B was again raised a semitone.
Critical & Historical Essays | Edward MacDowellhexachord, hek′sa-kord, n. a diatonic series of six notes, having a semitone between the third and fourth.
Solmisation of the six notes of the hexachord, 11th century, see p. 37.
Shakespeare and Music | Edward W. Naylor
British Dictionary definitions for hexachord
/ (ˈhɛksəˌkɔːd) /
(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
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