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contour segment: a standalone construct

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Music theory

an ordered series of relative pitch heights numbered from lowest to highest, compared across melodies with matrices to measure contour similarity.

In music theory, contour segment refers to an ordered series of relative pitch heights numbered from lowest to highest, compared across melodies with matrices to measure contour similarity. This meaning comes from Marvin (1987) in Journal of Music Theory.[1]

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References

Marvin, E. W., & Laprade, P. A. (1987). Relating Musical Contours: Extensions of a Theory for Contour. Journal of Music Theory, 31(2), 225. https://doi.org/10.2307/843709

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