Theory final notes

INTERVALS

Ordered pitch interval Unordered pitch interval

● Uses “+” or “-” depending on ● NO signs

direction moving ● Octaves matter
● Octaves matter

Ordered pitch-class interval Unordered pitch-class interval

● Uses clock to find distance, moves ● Shortest possible distance on clock
clockwise only ● Octaves do not matter
● Octaves do not matter
● These are the intervals in between the pitches
of​ tone rows

INTERVAL CLASS VECTOR

How many of each interval types (​1 thru 6 = m2 - TT​) occur
(7+ = inverted 2, etc)
Comes out to 6 digits tallying total # of interval occurrences.
TONE ROWS

​I
P​ # R

​RI

R​3​=P​3​ in reverse
RI​4​=I​4​ in reverse

P to I (and vice versa):

● Find the OPCI of the row.
● Subtract from 12
● Those values = OPCI for the other row

NORMAL ORDER
1. Eliminate duplicate notes.
2. Find the most compact arrangement of the pitches (use the clockface!! Easier to see distance that way)
3. Smallest interval on the bottom (to the left)
4. To find the ​best normal order​, find the normal order of the INVERSION...
5. Compare which is smaller, more compact.
6. If it’s a tie, it’s “transpositionally symmetrical”

PRIME FORM
1. Put the pitch-class set in normal order.
2. Transpose it so that the first pitch class is 0.
3. Invert the normal order.
4. Transpose that so that the first pitch class is 0.
5. Compare the two new sets. Prime form is the most compact version.
TRANSPOSITION
Tn​ ​ is
​ either an operation or measuring the difference between an ordered pitch class interval (​don’t go over 12)​

T4​ ​= transpose ​up​ 4 semitones

T4​ ​ = the distance between {0,2, 4} and {8, 10, 0} (that’s a ​counterclockwise/subtraction​ relationship between
sets)

INVERSION
IF two sets are related by Inversion, add up the numbers. They should come out to the same number. The
common number is the transposition value.
To find a transposed Inversion set, subtract the set from the number being transposed.
Ex: T​10​I {7,8,9}
10-7 (3) 10-8 (2) 10-9 (1)
The second set = {3, 2, 1}

COMBINATORIALITY
Complements ​join to form ​aggregates ​(a 12-tone row), and ​that i​ s combinatoriality.

H​1​ is hexachord set 1.

H​2​ is the complement hexachord (contains all the pitches not in H​1​)

H​1​ should be transposed to 0 if not already done.

Operations to apply to H​1​: