Suggestions for Using Rows in Creative Ways:
- Melodic line - successive notes with interesting rhythmic durations that give weight to some notes more than others. Also the use of octave displacement in repeated fragments.
- Harmony - stacking interesting interval combinations that correspond with the texture and tone of your subject.
- Division of row into unique patterns - using accents or rests to divide the twelve tones into interesting patterns, ex: 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2.
- Reflecting Interval relationships/Vector groups as other dimensions in music:
- Time, interval between notes
- Patterns, rhythm groupings and instrument groupings
- Volume or Velocity levels (0-11 - just like Nigel Tufnel's amplifier in "Spinal Tap")
- Representing 12 increments along any other musical spectrum/continuum - interval between increments reflects row/segments
ex: Light/dark (perhaps expressed as tone color or instrument groupings) OR Pan- L/R with 12 degrees, 6 on either side of center
Online Resources: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~krr2/12tone/12tone1.html http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~krr2/12tone/12tone2.html
Terms and Problems Basic and Advanced 12 Tone Theory
12 Tone Matrix Tools:
Tone Row Generator #1 Tone Row Analyzer
Tone Row Generator # 2
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