Interval class

In musical set theory, an interval class (often abbreviated: ic), also known as unordered pitch-class interval, interval distance, undirected interval, or "(even completely incorrectly) as 'interval mod 6'" ( ; ), is the shortest distance in pitch class space between two unordered pitch classes. For example, the interval class between pitch classes 4 and 9 is 5 because 9 − 4 = 5 is less than 4 − 9 = −5 ≡ 7 (mod 12). See modular arithmetic for more on modulo 12. The largest interval class is 6 since any greater interval n may be reduced to 12 − n.

In musical set theory, an interval class (often abbreviated: ic), also known as unordered pitch-class interval, interval distance, undirected interval, or "(even completely incorrectly) as 'interval mod 6'" ( ; ), is the shortest distance in pitch class space between two unordered pitch classes. For example, the interval class between pitch classes 4 and 9 is 5 because 9 − 4 = 5 is less than 4 − 9 = −5 ≡ 7 (mod 12). See modular arithmetic for more on modulo 12. The largest interval class is 6 since any greater interval n may be reduced to 12 − n. == Notation of interval classes== The unordered pitch class interval i(a, b) may be defined as i (a,b) =\text{ the smaller of }i \langle a,b\rangle\text{ and }i \langle b,a\rangle, where i is an ordered pitch-class interval . While notating unordered intervals with parentheses, as in the example directly above, is perhaps the standard, some theorists, including Robert Morris, prefer to use braces, as in i{a, b}. Both notations are considered acceptable. ==See also== Pitch interval Similarity relation ==References== ==Sources== ==Further reading== Friedmann, Michael (1990). Ear Training for Twentieth-Century Music. New Haven: Yale University Press. (cloth) (pbk)

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