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ways) and thus contrasted with equivalence and similarity (equivalent in one or more ways but not all). For example, the C major scale, G major scale, and the major scale in all keys, are not identical but share transpositional equivalence in that the size of the intervals between scale steps is
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A definition of equivalence between two twelve-tone series that Schuijer describes as informal despite its air of mathematical precision, and that shows its writer considered equivalence and equality as synonymous:
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which are based on transpositional equivalency; similarity within difference; unity within variety/variety within unity).
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speaks of the 'equality,' not the 'equivalence,' of sets." However, equality may be considered
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Analyzing Atonal Music: Pitch-Class Set Theory and Its Contexts
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A perfect octave between two C's; equivalent but not identical
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will be considered equivalent if and only if, for any p
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The Function of Set Structure in the Twelve-Tone System
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Equivalence class
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double sharp
double flat

tonic
music theory
equality
=
equivalence
sets
twelve-tone rows
derivation
octave equivalency
inversional
permutational
transpositional equivalency
sequences
modulations
common practice period
Milton Babbitt
mathematical set theory
identical
Enharmonic equivalency
Identity (music)
Invariance (music)
Set theory (music)
Similarity relation (music)

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