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Set theory
AU:
BBD a10035084
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MT Music terms
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May also be used as a subdivision to terms in the Works List (WL) hierarchy
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Method of analysis developed most notably by Allen Forte that "examines the aggregation of pitch-classes into groups called 'sets' and analyzes the associations of sets in related subgroupings called 'set-complexes' and 'subcomplexes.'" (Adapted from the New Grove, "Analysis").
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Pitch-class sets
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MUSIC TERMS
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Analysis