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Definition of Octachords
1. octachord [n] - See also: octachord
Lexicographical Neighbors of Octachords
Literary usage of Octachords
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"... octachords, as with us. Tiie modern scale may be defined as a succession of
sounds connecting a given sound with its octave. The theory and practice of ..."
2. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"... and ultimately octachords, as with us. The modern scale may be defined as a
... Ambrose took the first four octachords or modes, viz. the Phrygian. ..."
3. The Elements of Plainsong: Compiled from a Series of Lectures Delivered by Henry Bremridge Briggs (1895)
"... which are the octachords on the fourths below, viz., ABC and D. The authentic
and its corresponding plagal could be used in the same composition, ..."
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