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Some combinatorial aspects of the musical chords

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

Derek A. Waller
Derek A. Waller*
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University College of Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP
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Group theory has been used in the study of various properties of musical scales. The cyclic group C12 provides a mathematical model for the tempered intervals (see for example Budden [1] Chapter 23, where the diminished seventh chords are shown to correspond to an appropriate subgroup of C12 and its cosets).

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 62 , Issue 419 , March 1978 , pp. 12 - 15
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1978

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References

1. Budden, F. J., The fascination of groups. Cambridge University Press (1972).Google Scholar
2. Scholes, P. A., The Oxford companion to music (9th edition). Oxford University Press (1955).Google Scholar
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