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Music theory

the property of the diatonic scale that any melodic pattern of n distinct notes appears in exactly n different interval forms when transposed through the scale.

In music theory, cardinality equals variety refers to the property of the diatonic scale that any melodic pattern of n distinct notes appears in exactly n different interval forms when transposed through the scale. This meaning comes from Clough (1985) in Journal of Music Theory.[1]

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References

Clough, J., & Myerson, G. (1985). Variety and Multiplicity in Diatonic Systems. Journal of Music Theory, 29(2), 249. https://doi.org/10.2307/843615

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