21M.383 | Spring 2023 | Undergraduate, Graduate

Computational Music Theory and Analysis

Class 10: Equivalence and Intervals (I); Hierarchies (IV)

Class 10 Video: Equivalence and Intervals (I); Hierarchies (IV)

Gustav Holst’s First Suite for Band in E-flat (1906), I: Chaconne. [Watch on YouTube]

Discussion: What types of equivalence are used for each entrance of the theme in the Chaconne?

Watch Video 10a as an introduction to the reading by Dmitri Tymoczko:

Video 10a: Review: Equivalence Classes and OPTIC

Reading: Chapter 2 of Tymoczko’s A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780199887507. [Preview with Google Books]

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