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interval class: a standalone construct

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Music theory

the shortest distance between two pitch classes, from 0 to 6 semitones, so that an interval and its inversion count as one.

In music theory, interval class refers to the shortest distance between two pitch classes, from 0 to 6 semitones, so that an interval and its inversion count as one. This meaning comes from Forte (1973) in The structure of atonal music.[1]

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References

Forte, A. (1973). The structure of atonal music. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300016109

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