Distributional analysis of n-dimensional feature space for 7-note scales in 22-TET

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Abstract

![CDATA[Many scale features have been defined in an effort to account for the ubiquity of the diatonic scale in tonal music. In 12-TET, their relative influences have been difficult to disentangle. In 22-TET however, the features are spread differently across different scales. We sought here to to establish a set of 7-note scales in 22-TET that represent the major clusters within the whole population of scales. We first calculate numerous features of every 7-note scale in 22-TET that may relate to their perception in harmonic tonality. This feature space is then reduced by the step-by-step removal of features which may be most completely expressed as linear combinations of the others. A k-medoids cluster analysis leads finally to the selection of 11 exemplar scales, including approximations of four different tunings of the diatonic scale in just intonation.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMathematics and Computation in Music: 7th International Conference, MCM 2019, Madrid, Spain, June 18–21, 2019, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer
Pages201-212
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030213916
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventInternational Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music -
Duration: 18 Jun 2019 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)0302-9743

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music
Period18/06/19 → …

Keywords

  • algorithms
  • cluster analysis
  • musical intervals and scales

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