Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitch class

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: pitch -class
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An equivalence class of all pitches that are octaves apart, and which would be labeled by an integer, not a traditional letter name.

Example Sentences

"The notes B₃, B₄, and C♭₅ all belong to the same pitch class, named 11 or e."

Inflected Forms

pitch classes (plural)

Questions

What does pitch class mean?: An equivalence class of all pitches that are octaves apart, and which would be labeled by an integer, not a traditional letter name.

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