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Invariants, derivation, and combinatoriality.

In a series, the notes have to appear in a certain order. In a set, it does not matter.

To look for anything in the table use prime form.

How to get the Z-relation

Two pitch class sets are Z related if they share the same interval class vector.

Conmplement Relation

Two pitch class sets are complements when they complete an aggregate of 12 , No common tones in
each other.

Transpositional symmetry means the thing is symmetrical if you rotate and it maps on to itself. To find if
a set is symmetrical, check for the interval class vector and look for the n number of pitches in the set.

For example, for [ 2, 4, 6, 8] you would check for a 4 in the interval class vector (0246) (or a 2 in the last
number because the last number of an interval class vector is doubled), which is 030201. It does not
have a 4 or a 2 at the end so it is not symmetrical.

The middle left number in the table tells you how many transpositional operators that will map onto
itself. It is always at least one because T0 is a transpositional operator.

The number of sets in a set class can be found by dividing 24 by the sum of the two middle numbers in
the table. Ex. 1,0. 1+0=1 . 24/1=24. so 24 sets in the set class.

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To see how many common tones are held at any Tn, look at the table for the interclass vector of the set.
Number of common tones under T1 will be the first number, number of common tones under T2 will be
the second number, etc.

To see how many common tones are held at any In, look at the number of times the sum N results from
adding the numbers of the sets to each other onto themselves. BUILD AN ADDITION TABLE AND SEE
HOW MANY TIMES N APPEARS IN THE TABLE.

For example, to see how many common tones under I2 , you would look at how many times 2 shows in
the table, if it shows 3 times , then it has 3 common tones. If it does not appear on the table, then
there are not common tones with that Inversion

DERIVED ROWS

The generator of a derived tone row is the first discrete subset of the row.

The discrete segments/subsets are going to have the same prime form if they are a derived row. If they
don’t have the same prime form, then the row is not a derived one.

To see if the discrete segments of a derived row are related by transposition, subtract the segment from
the generator. if there is a consistent difference between each pitch, then it is related by transposition

To see if the discrete segments of a derived row are related by inversion, put the segments in normal
form and add each number of the segment to the generator. If all sums equal the same value, then the
segments are related by inversion.

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MATRIX FOR SCORE FOR THE EXAM

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