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FluidHarmony: Defining an equal-tempered and hierarchical harmonic lexicon in the Fourier space.
- Source :
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Journal of New Music Research . 2022, Vol. 51 Issue 2/3, p142-161. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- FluidHarmony is an algorithmic method for defining a hierarchical harmonic lexicon in equal temperaments. It utilizes an enharmonic weighted Fourier transform space to represent pitch class set (pcsets) relations. The method ranks pcsets based on user-defined constraints: the importance of interval classes (ICs) and a reference pcset. Evaluation of 5,184 Western musical pieces from the 16th to 20th centuries shows FluidHarmony captures 8% of the corpus's harmony in its top pcsets. This highlights the role of ICs and a reference pcset in regulating harmony in Western tonal music while enabling systematic approaches to define hierarchies and establish metrics beyond 12-TET. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09298215
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 2/3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of New Music Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 169783983
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09298215.2023.2202641