'Conjoint tetrachords' definitions:

Definition of 'Conjoint tetrachords'

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  • Conjoint \Con*joint"\, a. [F. conjoint, p. p. of conjoindre. See Conjoin, and cf. Conjunct.] United; connected; associated. "Influence conjoint." --Glover. [1913 Webster]
  • Conjoint degrees (Mus.), two notes which follow each other immediately in the order of the scale, as ut and re. --Johnson.
  • Conjoint tetrachords (Mus.), two tetrachords or fourths, where the same note is the highest of one and the lowest of the other; -- also written conjunct. [1913 Webster]