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The paper proposes a framework that coordinates several models of pitch space whose constructive features rely on the concept of interval cycles and transpositional relations. This general model brings under a focused perspective diverse pitch structures such as Tonnetze, affinity spaces, Alban Berg’s “master array” of interval-cycles, and several types of transpositional networks (T-nets). This paper argues that applying incremental changes on some of the constructive features of the generic Tonnetz (Cohn 1997) results in a set of coherent and analytically versatile transpositional networks (T-nets), here classified as homogeneous, progressive, and dynamic. In this context, several properties of the networks are investigated, including voice-leading and common-tone relations. The paper also explores the music-modeling potential of progressive and dynamic T-nets by attending to characteristic compositional deployments in the music of Witold Lutosławski and György Kurtág.
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Martins, J.O. (2011). Interval Cycles, Affinity Spaces, and Transpositional Networks. In: Agon, C., Andreatta, M., Assayag, G., Amiot, E., Bresson, J., Mandereau, J. (eds) Mathematics and Computation in Music. MCM 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6726. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21590-2_10
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