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PRONUNCIATION OF BICHORD

bichord  [ˈbaɪˌkɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BICHORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bichord is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BICHORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polychord

In music and music theory, a bichord or polychord consists of two or more chords, one on top of the other. In shorthand they are written with the top chord above a line and the bottom chord below, for example F above C:. The use of polychords may suggest bitonality or polytonality. Harmonic parallelism may suggest bichords. Examples may be found in Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka, p. 15, and Rite of Spring, "Dance of the Adolescents" (1921) (see Petrushka chord). They may also be found in the song "Point of No Return" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, including chords such as E♭m over Fm. Polychords: Em, EbM, EbM, and DM over Dm. Play (help·info) In the polychords in the image above, the 1st, "might well suggest," a thirteenth chord, the 2nd may suggest a, "d minor ninth chord with upper extensions," but the octave separation of the 3rd makes the suggestion of, "two independent triads with their a m9 apart," even more likely, and the 4th is a, "split-third chord." Extended chords contain more than one triad, and so can be regarded as a type of polychord: Separate chords within an extended chord.

Definition of bichord in the English dictionary

The definition of bichord in the dictionary is having two strings for one note.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BICHORD


clarichord
ˈklærɪˌkɔːd
clavichord
ˈklævɪˌkɔːd
decachord
ˈdɛkəˌkɔːd
harmonichord
hɑːˈmɒnɪˌkɔːd
harpsichord
ˈhɑːpsɪˌkɔːd
heptachord
ˈhɛptəˌkɔːd
hexachord
ˈhɛksəˌkɔːd
misericord
mɪˈzɛrɪˌkɔːd
misericorde
mɪˈzɛrɪˌkɔːd
monochord
ˈmɒnəʊˌkɔːd
needlecord
ˈniːdəlˌkɔːd
notochord
ˈnəʊtəˌkɔːd
octachord
ˈɒktəˌkɔːd
pentachord
ˈpentəˌkɔːd
ripcord
ˈrɪpˌkɔːd
subchord
ˈsʌbˌkɔːd
tetrachord
ˈtɛtrəˌkɔːd
trichord
ˈtraɪˌkɔːd
urochord
ˈjʊərəʊˌkɔːd
whipcord
ˈwɪpˌkɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BICHORD

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Biche-la-mar
bichloride
bichloride of mercury
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bicipital
bicker
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bicoastal
bicollateral
bicolor

WORDS THAT END LIKE BICHORD

added sixth chord
altered chord
broken chord
chord
common chord
dichord
diminished seventh chord
dominant seventh chord
eleventh chord
inverted chord
major seventh chord
minor seventh chord
ninth chord
rheochord
seventh chord
sixth chord
thirteenth chord

Synonyms and antonyms of bichord in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BICHORD»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BICHORD» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BICHORD»

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John Adams's Nixon in China: Musical Analysis, Historical ...
Even before the final phrase, his melodic line lingers on D over a bichord formed by C minor and E5 augmented triads (III/907-8); twice the melody leaps down to pause on the nonharmonic tone, Fit, over a bichord formed by G# minor and E5 ...
Professor Timothy Johnson, 2013
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Piano Technician's Journal
There does not seem to be a compelling reason to vary tension within this section . Greater variability in speaking length within the bichord section necessitates a more flexible approach to tension decisions. If we examine the Steinway B, we ...
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Company of Pianos
There was a period towards the middle of the nineteenth century in England when quite powerful bichord grands were being produced, such as the two instruments by Collard and Collard at Finchcocks. Production of bichord grands in ...
Richard Burnett, 2004
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Leon Kirchner: Composer, Performer, and Teacher
As the quasi “tonic” chord of The Twilight Stood, Kirchner uses a bichord containing both of this scale's interlocking diminished sevenths—and thus the entire octatonic collection—simultaneously. In measures 1 and 2 of “The Auctioneer” (see ...
Robert Riggs, 2010
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The Companion to The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and ...
Bichord [bichordstrung, bichord stringing] Of thepianoor harpsichord, havingtwo strings withthe same tuning foreachnote ofthe samepitch sounded simultaneously with a single *jack or hammer. Biedermeyer A term used originally to describe ...
Dr Derek Carew, 2013
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The Stringing, Scaling and Pitch of Hammerflügel Built in ...
Code Range No. of Back- No. of Bichord/ Notes pinning back-pinned trichord notes transition S/1777 FF-f" 61 FF-f" 61 all bichord S/1781 FF-f" 61 FF-g" 39 g#"/ a" S/1782 FF-f" 61 FF-f*' 38 d#7e" S/1783a FF-f" 61 FF-b' 43 d^'/e" S/1783b FF-f" 61 ...
Michael Latcham, 2000
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The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
(When two tonal triads or other chords are combined, the result is said to be a bichord or polychord.) The device was widely used in the first half of the 20th century by Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and many others, but is particularly ...
Don Michael Randel, 1999
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Journal of Zhejiang University: Science
All the data objects are still located at the successor nodes of their keys. Therefore each node in BiChord maintains: (1) finger table; (2) successor list; (3) anti-finger table. The former two are the same as in Chord while the last one includes the ...
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The Early Pianoforte
The Nuremberg and Frankfurt Pyramids are bichord up to b1, and trichord from c2 to g5 and f3, respectively. The Brussels piano is bichord up to a, shifting to trichord at a|. In conclusion, the gross disparities among these three instruments is ...
Stewart Pollens, 1995
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Student's Guide to A2 Music: For the Aqa Specification
For the Aqa Specification Paul Terry, David Bowman. A cluster chord is a chord made up of adjacent pitches. A bichord is a complex chord made up of two simpler chords. The. story. and. the. music,. movement. by. movement. I. Montagues.
Paul Terry, David Bowman, 2004

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Oldest surviving English grand piano goes on display at former home
... surviving instrument incorporating the English grand action, Backers' pedal innovation which became the standard: the instrument is bichord ... «Classical Music, May 13»

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