BAIN MUSC 216

Theory of Twentieth-Century Music

Creating a Babbitt Square

The series from Schoenberg’s Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 is

Bb-E-F#-Eb-F-A-D-C#-G-G#-B-C

Using movable-zero notation [Bb=0]: (1) Notate the P0 and I 0 forms of the series below using staff notation (treble clef); (2)
Create a Babbitt Square (12x12 matrix) for Op. 31, labeling the 48 series forms around the outside of matrix. Series forms P0,
R0, I0 and RI0 have been labeled for you.

P0 ======================

I0 ======================
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I0 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

P0 R0

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___ ___

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RI0 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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