Hearing With Our Eyes: The Geometry of Tonal Space

Year: 2002 Authors: Julian L. Hook

Core claim

Different geometric diagrams reveal different equivalence relations and tuning assumptions in tonal space, making musical relationships easier to analyze and compare.

Topics

tonal space, pitch-class geometry, circle of fifths, musical equivalence

Domains

geometry, equivalence relations, group theory, music theory visualization, diagram design, cognitive representation

Methods

conceptual overview, historical comparison, diagrammatic analysis

Media

pitch diagrams, circles, helix models

Source status

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