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pentachord

any consecutive five-note section of a diatonic scale
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pentachord

Summary

pentachord is a musical concept[1]. pentachord has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • pentachord's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3].
  • pentachord's instance of is recorded as pentad[4].
  • pentachord's instance of is recorded as unordered 𝑛-tuple[5].
  • pentachord is a type of sequence[6].
  • pentachord is a type of pentad[7].
  • pentachord is part of diatonic[8].
  • pentachord's Commons category is recorded as Pentachords[9].
  • pentachord's different from is recorded as pentad[10].
  • pentachord's different from is recorded as pentatonic scale[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include musical concept[3], pentad[4], and unordered 𝑛-tuple[5]. Recorded subclass of include sequence[6] and pentad[7].

Use and Application

pentachord is part of diatonic[8].

Why It Matters

pentachord has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] pentachord is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pentachord_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pentachord}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pentachord}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-07}}
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  1. 5w ago · Cangarejo · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → diatonic
    Subclass of → sequence, pentad
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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