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and reversal. In this correspondence, a one in a binary sequence corresponds to a pitch that is present in a pitch class set, and a zero in a binary sequence corresponds to a pitch that is absent. The rotation of binary sequences corresponds to transposition of chords, and the reversal of binary
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sequences corresponds to inversion of chords. The most compact form of a pitch class set is the lexicographically maximal sequence within the corresponding equivalence class of sequences.
312:. A Forte number, "consists of two numbers separated by a hyphen....The first number is the cardinality of the set form...and the second number refers to the ordinal position..." 192:, with pitch classes 0, 1, and 6, is given Forte number 3-5, indicating that it is the fifth in Forte's ordering of pitch class sets with three pitches. The normal form of the 188:
The major and minor chords are both given Forte number 3-11, indicating that it is the eleventh in Forte's ordering of pitch class sets with three pitches. In contrast, the
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There are two prevailing methods of computing prime form. The first was described by Forte, and the second was introduced in John Rahn's
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contains the pitch classes 7, 0, and 4. The normal form would then be 0, 4, and 7. Its (transposed) inversion, which happens to be the
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had earlier (1960–1967) produced a numbered listing of pitch class sets, or "chords", as Carter referred to them, for his own use.
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Set 3-1 has three possible rotations/inversions, the normal form of which is the smallest pie or most compact form
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Abstract Musical Intervals: Group Theory for Composition and Analysis
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Sets of pitches which share the same Forte number have identical
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tuning system (or in any other system of tuning that splits the
108: 104: 36: 617: 367:"All About Set Theory: What is a Forte Number?" 425: 228:, the Forte numbers correspond to the binary 127:. The normal form of a set is that which is 432: 418: 131:so as to be most compact. For example, a 281:Ear Training for Twentieth-century Music 164: 144: 71: 18: 618: 439: 413: 240:of length 12 under the operations of 13: 16:Classification of pitch class sets 14: 637: 360: 219:Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory 542: 378:SetFinder: Prime Form Calculator 217:and used in Joseph N. Straus's 605:Structure implies multiplicity 589:Generic and specific intervals 335: 315: 294: 279:Friedmann, Michael L. (1990). 273: 206: 1: 389:The Table of Pitch Class Sets 266: 76:Major and minor chords on C 53:of three or more members in 7: 326:The Music of Elliott Carter 254: 10: 642: 568:Cardinality equals variety 551: 540: 447: 341:Carter, Elliott (2002). 330:Cornell University Press 452:All-interval tetrachord 232:of length 12: that is, 149:C major diatonic scale 457:All-trichord hexachord 185: 162: 100: 24: 575:(Deep scale property) 168: 148: 75: 22: 600:Rothenberg propriety 584:Generated collection 507:Pitch-interval class 591:(Myhill's property) 524:Similarity relation 300:Tsao, Ming (2007). 261:List of set classes 234:equivalence classes 224:In the language of 215:Basic Atonal Theory 123:of a set or of its 117:lexicographic order 626:Musical set theory 441:Musical set theory 242:cyclic permutation 186: 163: 101: 29:musical set theory 25: 613: 612: 400:PC Set Calculator 393:SolomonsMusic.net 382:ComposerTools.com 190:Viennese trichord 55:The Structure of 633: 595:Maximal evenness 546: 434: 427: 420: 411: 410: 354: 345:, "Appendix 1". 343:The Harmony Book 339: 333: 319: 313: 298: 292: 277: 238:binary sequences 201:interval vectors 183: 182: 181: 179: 160: 159: 158: 156: 133:second inversion 119:) of either the 98: 97: 96: 94: 87: 86: 85: 83: 42:assigned to the 641: 640: 636: 635: 634: 632: 631: 630: 616: 615: 614: 609: 554: 547: 538: 482:Interval vector 443: 438: 363: 358: 357: 340: 336: 320: 316: 299: 295: 278: 274: 269: 257: 209: 177: 174: 173: 154: 151: 150: 92: 89: 88: 81: 78: 77: 35:is the pair of 17: 12: 11: 5: 639: 629: 628: 611: 610: 608: 607: 602: 597: 592: 586: 581: 579:Diatonic scale 576: 570: 565: 559: 557: 549: 548: 541: 539: 537: 536: 531: 529:Transformation 526: 521: 520: 519: 509: 504: 502:Pitch interval 499: 494: 489: 487:Multiplication 484: 479: 477:Interval class 474: 469: 464: 459: 454: 448: 445: 444: 437: 436: 429: 422: 414: 408: 407: 396: 385: 374: 362: 361:External links 359: 356: 355: 334: 332:, 1998. 324ff. 314: 293: 271: 270: 268: 265: 264: 263: 256: 253: 249:Elliott Carter 208: 205: 194:diatonic scale 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 638: 627: 624: 623: 621: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 560: 558: 556: 550: 545: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 522: 518: 515: 514: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 449: 446: 442: 435: 430: 428: 423: 421: 416: 415: 412: 405: 401: 397: 394: 390: 386: 383: 379: 375: 372: 371:JayTomlin.com 368: 365: 364: 352: 351:9780825845949 348: 344: 338: 331: 327: 324:(1983/1998). 323: 322:Schiff, David 318: 311: 310:9781430308355 307: 303: 297: 290: 289:9780300045376 286: 282: 276: 272: 262: 259: 258: 252: 250: 246: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 226:combinatorics 222: 220: 216: 211: 204: 202: 197: 195: 191: 180: 171: 167: 157: 147: 143: 141: 137: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 95: 84: 74: 70: 68: 67:0-300-02120-8 64: 60: 58: 52: 49: 45: 41: 38: 34: 30: 21: 467:Forte number 466: 403: 392: 381: 370: 342: 337: 325: 317: 301: 296: 280: 275: 247: 223: 218: 214: 212: 210: 198: 187: 170:Locrian mode 111:into twelve 102: 54: 33:Forte number 32: 26: 573:Common tone 497:Pitch class 492:Permutation 207:Calculation 140:minor chord 136:major chord 121:normal form 48:pitch class 40:Allen Forte 555:set theory 534:Z-relation 462:Complement 267:References 129:transposed 44:prime form 230:bracelets 125:inversion 113:semitones 620:Category 563:Bisector 553:Diatonic 472:Identity 304:, p.98. 283:, p.46. 255:See also 46:of each 103:In the 61:(1973, 37:numbers 404:MtA.Ca 349:  308:  287:  109:octave 105:12-TET 65:  57:Atonal 172:on C 59:Music 517:List 347:ISBN 306:ISBN 285:ISBN 178:Play 155:Play 93:Play 82:Play 63:ISBN 31:, a 512:Set 402:", 391:", 380:", 236:of 51:set 27:In 622:: 369:, 328:. 433:e 426:t 419:v 406:. 398:" 395:. 387:" 384:. 376:" 373:. 353:. 184:. 161:. 99:.

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musical set theory
numbers
Allen Forte
prime form
pitch class
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Atonal
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