sc: Set class from Forte's list
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Set class from Forte's list
Description
Given a cardinality and ordinal position, returns the (Rahn) prime form
of the set class from Allen Forte's list in The Structure of Atonal
Music (1973). Draws the information from hard-coded values in the package's
data.
Usage
sc(card, num)
Arguments
card
Integer value between 1 and 12 (inclusive)
that indicates the number of distinct pitch-classes in the set class.
num
Ordinal number of the desired set class in Forte's list
Value
Numeric vector of length card representing a pc-set of card notes.
Examples
ait1 <- sc(4, 15)
ait2 <- sc(4, 29)
NB_rahn_prime_form <- sc(6, 31)
print(NB_rahn_prime_form)
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Set class from Forte's list
Description
Given a cardinality and ordinal position, returns the (Rahn) prime form of the set class from Allen Forte's list in The Structure of Atonal Music (1973). Draws the information from hard-coded values in the package's data.
Usage
sc(card, num)
Arguments
card |
Integer value between 1 and 12 (inclusive) that indicates the number of distinct pitch-classes in the set class. |
num |
Ordinal number of the desired set class in Forte's list |
Value
Numeric vector of length card representing a pc-set of card notes.
Examples
ait1 <- sc(4, 15)
ait2 <- sc(4, 29)
NB_rahn_prime_form <- sc(6, 31)
print(NB_rahn_prime_form)
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