Tone Clock · Set classes · 7 notes
Two shapes, each the other’s mirror
Interval content
| ic1 | ic2 | ic3 | ic4 | ic5 | ic6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Every set in the class holds three semitones, five whole tones, three minor thirds, four major thirds, four fourths and two tritones.
Common tones
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9 | T10 | T11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Notes a set keeps when transposed by n.
| T0I | T1I | T2I | T3I | T4I | T5I | T6I | T7I | T8I | T9I | T10I | T11I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 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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- 0123579C C# D D# F G A
- 123468tC# D D# E F# G# Bb
- 234579eD D# E F G A B
- 034568tD# E F F# G# Bb C
- 145679eE F F# G A B C#
- 025678tF F# G G# Bb C D
- 136789eF# G G# A B C# D#
- 024789tG G# A Bb C D E
- 13589teG# A Bb B C# D# F
- 02469teA Bb B C D E F#
- 01357teBb B C C# D# F G
- 012468eB C C# D E F# G#
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Relations
- Complement
- 5-24 01357
- Z-partner
- none: no other class has this interval vector
- Symmetry
- none: only T0 maps it onto itself
- Inside it
2 notes: 2-1 ×3 · 2-2 ×5 · 2-3 ×3 · 2-4 ×4 · 2-5 ×4 · 2-6 ×2
3 notes: 3-1 ×2 · 3-2 ×3 · 3-3 ×2 · 3-4 ×3 · 3-5 ×3 · 3-6 ×3 · 3-7 ×5 · 3-8 ×6 · 3-9 ×3 · 3-10 · 3-11 ×3 · 3-12
4 notes: 4-1 · 4-2 · 4-4 ×2 · 4-5 ×2 · 4-6 · 4-10 · 4-11 ×2 · 4-12 · 4-13 · 4-14 · 4-Z15 ×2 · 4-16 ×3 · 4-19 ×2 · 4-21 ×2 · 4-22 ×3 · 4-23 ×2 · 4-24 ×2 · 4-25 · 4-26 · 4-27 ×2 · 4-Z29 ×2
5 notes: 5-2 · 5-4 · 5-5 · 5-9 · 5-13 · 5-14 ×2 · 5-15 · 5-23 · 5-24 ×2 · 5-25 · 5-26 · 5-28 · 5-29 · 5-30 ×2 · 5-33 · 5-34 · 5-35 · 5-Z37
- Around it
- 8-11 · 8-16 · 8-21 · 8-22 · 8-Z29 · and 16 larger classes