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interval cycle: a standalone construct

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Music theory

a series of pitches generated by repeating one interval until the starting pitch class returns, used as a structural basis in post-tonal music.

In music theory, interval cycle refers to a series of pitches generated by repeating one interval until the starting pitch class returns, used as a structural basis in post-tonal music. This meaning comes from Perle (1977) in Twelve-tone tonality.[1]

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References

Perle, G. (1977). Twelve-tone tonality. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520033870

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