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Analyzing Tonality with Note Distributions Fabian C. Moss @fabianmoss Digital & Cognitive Musicology Lab EPFL

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Page 1: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

Analyzing Tonality with Note

DistributionsFabian C. Moss@fabianmoss

Digital & Cognitive Musicology LabEPFL

Page 2: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

music

society

culture

art

expertise

genius

politics

emotionpsychology

dance

economy

...

...

events

creativity

Page 3: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

musicform

rhythmtonality

melodyharmony

sound

...

society

culture

art

expertise

genius

politics

emotionpsychology

dance

economy

...

...

events

creativity

Page 4: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

musicform

rhythmtonality

melodyharmony

sound

...

society

culture

art

expertise

genius

politics

emotionpsychology

dance

economy

...

...

events

creativity

Page 5: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

Research Question

« What can we learn about the history of tonality by analyzing

note distributions of musical pieces? »

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Representation of Music

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Representation of Music

time

pitc

h

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Representation of Music

pitch class

coun

t

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« Are there other representations of musical pieces? »

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Representations: Tonnetz

Hostinský (1879): Die Lehre von den musikalischen Klängen.

Page 11: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

Representations: Tonnetz

Hostinský (1879): Die Lehre von den musikalischen Klängen.

Page 12: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

Representations: Tonnetz

Hostinský (1879): Die Lehre von den musikalischen Klängen.

Page 13: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

Representations: Tonnetz

Hostinský (1879): Die Lehre von den musikalischen Klängen.

Page 14: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

History of Tonality in Note Distributions?

J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827)

~ 100 years

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History of Tonality in Note Distributions?

J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827)

~ 100 years

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Representations: Line of Fifths

Page 17: with Note Analyzing Tonality Distributions · 2019. 7. 19. · J. S. Bach: Prelude in C major (BWV 846; 1722) F. Schubert: Impromptu in Eb major (op. 90/2; 1827) ~ 100 years. Representations:

Representations: Line of Fifths

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Representations: Line of Fifths

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Historical development of tonality

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Historical development of tonality

BachSchubert