Tone Clock · Set classes · 7 notes
Two shapes, each the other’s mirror
Interval content
| ic1 | ic2 | ic3 | ic4 | ic5 | ic6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Every set in the class holds four semitones, four whole tones, five minor thirds, three major thirds, three fourths and two tritones.
Common tones
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9 | T10 | T11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Notes a set keeps when transposed by n.
| T0I | T1I | T2I | T3I | T4I | T5I | T6I | T7I | T8I | T9I | T10I | T11I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Notes a set keeps when inverted about n.
Its 24 sets
Set theory treats D# and Eb as one pitch class; the names under each set use one fixed spelling, sharps except Bb.
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- 0123469C C# D D# E F# A
- 123457tC# D D# E F G Bb
- 234568eD D# E F F# G# B
- 0345679D# E F F# G A C
- 145678tE F F# G G# Bb C#
- 256789eF F# G G# A B D
- 036789tF# G G# A Bb C D#
- 14789teG G# A Bb B C# E
- 02589teG# A Bb B C D F
- 01369teA Bb B C C# D# F#
- 01247teBb B C C# D E G
- 012358eB C C# D D# F G#
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Relations
- Complement
- 5-10 01346
- Z-partner
- none: no other class has this interval vector
- Symmetry
- none: only T0 maps it onto itself
- Inside it
2 notes: 2-1 ×4 · 2-2 ×4 · 2-3 ×5 · 2-4 ×3 · 2-5 ×3 · 2-6 ×2
3 notes: 3-1 ×3 · 3-2 ×5 · 3-3 ×4 · 3-4 ×2 · 3-5 ×3 · 3-6 ×2 · 3-7 ×4 · 3-8 ×3 · 3-9 · 3-10 ×4 · 3-11 ×4
4 notes: 4-1 ×2 · 4-2 ×3 · 4-3 · 4-4 ×2 · 4-5 ×2 · 4-6 · 4-10 · 4-11 · 4-12 ×3 · 4-13 ×3 · 4-14 · 4-Z15 · 4-17 · 4-18 ×3 · 4-20 · 4-21 · 4-22 ×2 · 4-26 · 4-27 ×3 · 4-28 · 4-Z29
5 notes: 5-1 · 5-2 · 5-4 ×2 · 5-5 · 5-8 · 5-9 · 5-10 · 5-11 · 5-16 · 5-25 · 5-27 · 5-31 ×3 · 5-32 · 5-34 · 5-Z36 ×2 · 5-Z38 ×2
- Around it
- 8-3 · 8-10 · 8-12 · 8-13 · 8-Z15 · and 14 larger classes