A pentachord in music theory may be either of two things. In pitch-class set theory, a pentachord is defined as any five pitch classes, regarded as an unordered collection {harv|Roeder|2001}. In other contexts, a pentachord may be any consecutive five-note section of a diatonic scale {harv|Latham|2002}. A pentad is a five-note chord {harv|Bailey|1...
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• (n.) An order or system of five sounds. • (n.) An ancient instrument of music with five strings.
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Pen'ta·chord noun [ Latin
pentachordus five-stringed, Greek ...; ... five + ... string.]
1. An ancient instrument of music with five strings.
2. An order or system of five sounds.
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