heptachord
Sign in to savethumb|Heptachord based on D, modal pattern: 1½11½1, 2 consecutive tetrachords thumb|Heptachord lyre Heptachord, from Greek heptachordos, from ancient greek ἑπτάχορδος (heptákhordos, "seven-stringed"), from ἑπτά (heptá, "seven") + χορδή (khordḗ, "chord"), is a 7-stringed lyre of ancient Greece, the interval of a seventh, or a (diatonic) scale of seven notes or tones.
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14 sectionsContents
- 7-stringed lyre
- Interval of a seventh
- Scale of seven notes
- Basic tetrachords
- 7 modes
- 2 consecutive heptachords
- 7 consecutive heptachords
- 6 cyclic consecutive heptachords
- Tuning
- Basic tetrachord with 4 semitones
- Heptachords with 9 semitones
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Heptachord based on D, modal pattern: 1½11½1, 2 consecutive tetrachords thumb|Heptachord lyre Heptachord, from Greek heptachordos, from ancient greek ἑπτάχορδος (heptákhordos, "seven-stringed"), from ἑπτά (heptá, "seven") + χορδή (khordḗ, "chord"), is a 7-stringed lyre of ancient Greece, the interval of a seventh, or a (diatonic) scale of seven notes or tones.
==7-stringed lyre== Most of the ancient greek lyres had 7 strings. Early lyres originate in ancient Mesopotamia.