Symbolic / Pc Set Sequence / Pitch-class sets in order

A pc set sequence in pitch-class sets in order

exactNeeds root, octave, timing before it sounds

2-9

Addresspc-set-sequence/numbers/2-9

Realization

See and hear it

Each set is voiced upward from octave 3, one per step.

50·57

Same value

Also written as

Every notation of the pitch-class set sequence concept, formatted from this value by the Symbolic library.

Other concepts

Bridges

Converting into another concept may need context this value does not carry (a root, an octave, a key). Where it is missing the library assumes a default and says so; where a step drops information it is listed.

  • Pitch-class set · Pitch-class numbers

    lossy
    2-9

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set

    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
  • Chord symbol · Chord symbol

    lossy
    D5

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → chord

    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
    • Drops interpretation. 2-9 is named D5, a detection rather than a spelling.
  • Note set · Letter names

    lossy
    D4-A4

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → note-set · needs root, octave

    • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
    • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
  • Pitch-class distribution · Twelve weights

    lossy
    0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → pc-space

    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
  • Point set · Semitone offsets

    lossy
    2-9

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → point-set

    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
  • Set class · Forte name

    lossy
    2-5

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → pc-set-analysis

    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
    • Drops transposition. The set's Tn class (Forte name with A/B, prime form); the transposition is dropped.
  • Grid position · Cells col,row (optional layout@origin: prefix)

    lossy
    aura@C3:2,2 3,3

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → note-set → grid-position · needs root, octave, layout

    • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
    • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
    • Assumed layout aura. No layout was given, so positions are read on the aura layout.
    • Assumed root C3. No root was given, so the value sounds above C3.
    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
    • Drops alternative positions. A4 has 2 positions on aura; the one nearest (0, 0) is kept.
  • Note distribution · MIDI : weight pairs

    lossy
    62:1,69:1

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → note-set → note-space · needs root, octave

    • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
    • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
  • Pitch class · Pitch-class number

    lossy
    2

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → chord → pitch-class

    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
    • Drops interpretation. 2-9 is named D5, a detection rather than a spelling.
    • Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.
  • Note · Letter name

    lossy
    D4

    Path pc-set-sequence → pc-set → chord → pitch-class → note · needs octave

    • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
    • Drops order, duration, chord boundaries. A progression collapses to the union of its pitch classes.
    • Drops interpretation. 2-9 is named D5, a detection rather than a spelling.
    • Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

sym('pc-set-sequence/numbers/2-9')

The slash address goes in single quotes; in double quotes it would be mini-notation, where / divides time.

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