List of set classes

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Set 3-1 has three possible rotations/inversions, the normal form of which is the smallest pie or most compact form

This is a list of set classes, by Forte number.[1] A set class in music theory is a collection of pitch classes. For a list of ordered collections, see: list of tone rows and series.

Sets are listed next to their

symmetrical
). "T" and "E" are conventionally used in sets to notate 10 and 11, respectively, as single characters.

There are two slightly different methods of obtaining a normal form.[a] This results in two different normal form sets for the same Forte number in a few cases. The alternative notation for those chords are listed in the footnotes.[3][4]

Elliott Carter had earlier (1960–67) produced a numbered listing of pitch class sets, or "chords", as Carter referred to them, for his own use.[5][6] Donald Martino had produced tables of hexachords, tetrachords, trichords, and pentachords for combinatoriality in his article, "The Source Set and its Aggregate Formations" (1961).[7]

List

Forte
no.
Prime form Interval
vector
Carter
no.
Audio Possible
spacings
Forte
no.
Prime form Interval
vector
Carter's
no.
Audio Possible
spacings
0-1 [] <0,0,0,0,0,0> empty set 12-1 [0,1,2,3,4,5,
 6,7,8,9,T,E]
<C,C,C,C,C,6> Play
aggregate
1-1 [0] <0,0,0,0,0,0> Play PU, P8 11-1 [0,1,2,3,4,5,
 6,7,8,9,T]
<T,T,T,T,T,5> Play ...
2-1 [0,1] <1,0,0,0,0,0> 1 Play m2, M7 10-1 [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,6,7,8,9]
<9,8,8,8,8,4> Play ...
2-2 [0,2] <0,1,0,0,0,0> 2 Play M2, m7 10-2 [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,6,7,8,T]
<8,9,8,8,8,4> Play ...
2-3 [0,3] <0,0,1,0,0,0> 3 Play m3, M6 10-3 [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,6,7,9,T]
<8,8,9,8,8,4> Play ...
2-4 [0,4] <0,0,0,1,0,0> 4 Play M3, m6 10-4 [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,6,8,9,T]
<8,8,8,9,8,4> Play ...
2-5 [0,5] <0,0,0,0,1,0> 5 Play P4, P5 10-5 [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,7,8,9,T]
<8,8,8,8,9,4> Play ...
2-6 [0,6] <0,0,0,0,0,1> 6 Play
d5
10-6 [0,1,2,3,4,
 6,7,8,9,T]
<8,8,8,8,8,5> Play ...
3-1 [0,1,2] <2,1,0,0,0,0> 4 Play ... 9-1 [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,6,7,8]
<8,7,6,6,6,3> Play ...
3-2A [0,1,3] <1,1,1,0,0,0> 12 Play ... 9-2A [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,6,7,9]
<7,7,7,6,6,3> Play ...
3-2B [0,2,3] Play ... 9-2B [0,2,3,4,5,
 6,7,8,9]
Play ...
3-3A [0,1,4] <1,0,1,1,0,0> 11 Play ... 9-3B [0,1,3,4,
 5,6,7,8,9]
<7,6,7,7,6,3> Play ...
3-3B [0,3,4] Play ... 9-3A [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,6,8,9]
Play ...
3-4A [0,1,5] <1,0,0,1,1,0> 9 Play ... 9-4B [0,1,2,4,5,
 6,7,8,9]
<7,6,6,7,7,3> Play ...
3-4B [0,4,5] Play ... 9-4A [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,7,8,9]
Play ...
3-5A [0,1,6] <1,0,0,0,1,1> 7 Play Viennese trichord 9-5B [0,1,2,3,5,
 6,7,8,9]
<7,6,6,6,7,4> Play ...
3-5B [0,5,6] Play ... 9-5A [0,1,2,3,4,
 6,7,8,9]
Play ...
3-6 [0,2,4] <0,2,0,1,0,0> 3 Play ... 9-6 [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,6,8,T]
<6,8,6,7,6,3> Play ...
3-7A [0,2,5] <0,1,1,0,1,0> 10 Play ... 9-7B [0,1,3,4,5,
 6,7,8,T]
[b]
<6,7,7,6,7,3> Play ...
3-7B [0,3,5] Play Blues trichord (
min. pentatonic subset)[8]
9-7A [0,1,2,3,4,
 5,7,8,T]
Play ...
3-8A [0,2,6] <0,1,0,1,0,1> 8 Play
It6
9-8B [0,1,2,4,5,
 6,7,8,T]
[c]
<6,7,6,7,6,4> Play ...
3-8B [0,4,6] Play ... 9-8A [0,1,2,3,4,
 6,7,8,T]
Play ...
3-9 [0,2,7] <0,1,0,0,2,0> 5 Play sus. chord 9-9 [0,1,2,3,5,
 6,7,8,T]
<6,7,6,6,8,3> Play blues scale
3-10 [0,3,6] <0,0,2,0,0,1> 2 Play dim. chord 9-10 [0,1,2,3,4,
 6,7,9,T]
<6,6,8,6,6,4> Play ...
3-11A [0,3,7] <0,0,1,1,1,0> 6 Play minor chord 9-11B [0,1,2,4,5,
 6,7,9,T]
[d]
<6,6,7,7,7,3> Play ...
3-11B [0,4,7] Play major chord 9-11A [0,1,2,3,5,
 6,7,9,T]
Play ...
3-12 [0,4,8] <0,0,0,3,0,0> 1 Play Aug. chord 9-12 [0,1,2,4,5,
 6,8,9,T]
<6,6,6,9,6,3> Play ...
4-1 [0,1,2,3] <3,2,1,0,0,0> 1 Play ... 8-1 [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,6,7]
<7,6,5,4,4,2> Play ...
4-2A [0,1,2,4] <2,2,1,1,0,0> 17 Play ... 8-2B [0,2,3,4,
 5,6,7,8]
<6,6,5,5,4,2> Play ...
4-2B [0,2,3,4] Play ... 8-2A [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,6,8]
Play ...
4-3 [0,1,3,4] <2,1,2,1,0,0> 9 Play ... 8-3 [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,6,9]
<6,5,6,5,4,2> Play ...
4-4A [0,1,2,5] <2,1,1,1,1,0> 20 Play ... 8-4B [0,1,3,4,
 5,6,7,8]
<6,5,5,5,5,2> Play ...
4-4B [0,3,4,5] Play ... 8-4A [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,7,8]
Play ...
4-5A [0,1,2,6] <2,1,0,1,1,1> 22 Play ... 8-5B [0,1,2,4,
 5,6,7,8]
<6,5,4,5,5,3> Play ...
4-5B [0,4,5,6] Play ... 8-5A [0,1,2,3,
 4,6,7,8]
Play ...
4-6 [0,1,2,7] <2,1,0,0,2,1> 6 Play dream chord 8-6 [0,1,2,3,
 5,6,7,8]
<6,5,4,4,6,3> Play ...
4-7 [0,1,4,5] <2,0,1,2,1,0> 8 Play ... 8-7 [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,8,9]
<6,4,5,6,5,2> Play ...
4-8 [0,1,5,6] <2,0,0,1,2,1> 10 Play ... 8-8 [0,1,2,3,
 4,7,8,9]
<6,4,4,5,6,3> Play ...
4-9 [0,1,6,7] <2,0,0,0,2,2> 2 Play distance model 8-9 [0,1,2,3,
 6,7,8,9]
<6,4,4,4,6,4> Play ...
4-10 [0,2,3,5] <1,2,2,0,1,0> 3 Play ... 8-10 [0,2,3,4,
 5,6,7,9]
<5,6,6,4,5,2> Play ...
4-11A [0,1,3,5] <1,2,1,1,1,0> 26 Play ... 8-11B [0,2,4,5,
 6,7,8,9]
<5,6,5,5,5,2> Play ...
4-11B [0,2,4,5] Play ... 8-11A [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,7,9]
Play ...
4-12A [0,2,3,6] <1,1,2,1,0,1> 28 Play ... 8-12A [0,1,3,4,
 5,6,7,9]
<5,5,6,5,4,3> Play ...
4-12B [0,3,4,6] Play ... 8-12B [0,2,3,4,
 5,6,8,9]
Play ...
4-13A [0,1,3,6] <1,1,2,0,1,1> 7 Play ... 8-13B [0,2,3,5,
 6,7,8,9]
<5,5,6,4,5,3> Play ...
4-13B [0,3,5,6] Play ... 8-13A [0,1,2,3,
 4,6,7,9]
Play ...
4-14A [0,2,3,7] <1,1,1,1,2,0> 25 Play ... 8-14A [0,1,2,4,
 5,6,7,9]
<5,5,5,5,6,2> Play ...
4-14B [0,4,5,7] Play ... 8-14B [0,2,3,4,
 5,7,8,9]
Play ...
4-z15A [0,1,4,6] <1,1,1,1,1,1> 18 Play all-interval tetrachord 8-z15B [0,1,3,5,
 6,7,8,9]
<5,5,5,5,5,3> Play ...
4-z15B [0,2,5,6] Play all-interval tetrachord 8-z15A [0,1,2,3,
 4,6,8,9]
Play ...
4-16A [0,1,5,7] <1,1,0,1,2,1> 19 Play ... 8-16B [0,1,2,4,
 6,7,8,9]
<5,5,4,5,6,3> Play ...
4-16B [0,2,6,7] Play ... 8-16A [0,1,2,3,
 5,7,8,9]
Play ...
4-17 [0,3,4,7] <1,0,2,2,1,0> 13 Play
alpha chord
8-17 [0,1,3,4,
 5,6,8,9]
<5,4,6,6,5,2> Play ...
4-18A [0,1,4,7] <1,0,2,1,1,1> 21 Play dim. M7 chord 8-18B [0,1,3,4,
 6,7,8,9]
<5,4,6,5,5,3> Play ...
4-18B [0,3,6,7] Play ... 8-18A [0,1,2,3,
 5,6,8,9]
Play ...
4-19A [0,1,4,8] <1,0,1,3,1,0> 24 Play mM7 chord 8-19B [0,1,3,4,
 5,7,8,9]
<5,4,5,7,5,2> Play ...
4-19B [0,3,4,8] Play ... 8-19A [0,1,2,4,
 5,6,8,9]
Play ...
4-20 [0,1,5,8] <1,0,1,2,2,0> 15 Play M7 chord 8-20 [0,1,2,4,
 5,7,8,9]
<5,4,5,6,6,2> Play ...
4-21 [0,2,4,6] <0,3,0,2,0,1> 11 Play ... 8-21 [0,1,2,3,
 4,6,8,T]
<4,7,4,6,4,3> Play ...
4-22A [0,2,4,7] <0,2,1,1,2,0> 27 Play
mu chord
8-22B [0,1,3,4,
 5,6,8,T]
[e]
<4,6,5,5,6,2> Play ...
4-22B [0,3,5,7] Play ... 8-22A [0,1,2,3,
 5,6,8,T]
Play ...
4-23 [0,2,5,7] <0,2,1,0,3,0> 4 Play
quartal chord
8-23 [0,1,2,3,
 5,7,8,T]
<4,6,5,4,7,2> Play bebop scale
4-24 [0,2,4,8] <0,2,0,3,0,1> 16 Play A7 chord 8-24 [0,1,2,4,
 5,6,8,T]
<4,6,4,7,4,3> Play ...
4-25 [0,2,6,8] <0,2,0,2,0,2> 12 Play
Fr6
8-25 [0,1,2,4,
 6,7,8,T]
<4,6,4,6,4,4> Play ...
4-26 [0,3,5,8] <0,1,2,1,2,0> 14 Play minor seventh chord 8-26 [0,1,3,4,
 5,7,8,T]
[f]
<4,5,6,5,6,2> Play ...
4-27A [0,2,5,8] <0,1,2,1,1,1> 29 Play Half-diminished seventh chord 8-27B [0,1,3,4,
 6,7,8,T]
[g]
<4,5,6,5,5,3> Play ...
4-27B [0,3,6,8] Play dominant 7th chord 8-27A [0,1,2,4,
 5,7,8,T]
Play ...
4-28 [0,3,6,9] <0,0,4,0,0,2> 5 Play dim. 7th chord 8-28 [0,1,3,4,
 6,7,9,T]
<4,4,8,4,4,4> Play octatonic scale
4-z29A [0,1,3,7] <1,1,1,1,1,1> 23 Play all-interval tetrachord 8-z29B [0,2,3,4,
 6,7,8,9]
<5,5,5,5,5,3> Play ...
4-z29B [0,4,6,7] Play all-interval tetrachord 8-z29A [0,1,2,3,
 5,6,7,9]
Play ...
5-1 [0,1,2,3,4] <4,3,2,1,0,0> Play ... 7-1 [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,6]
<6,5,4,3,2,1> 1 Play ...
5-2A [0,1,2,3,5] <3,3,2,1,1,0> Play ... 7-2B [0,2,3,4,
 5,6,7]
<5,5,4,3,3,1> 11 Play ...
5-2B [0,2,3,4,5] Play ... 7-2A [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,7]
Play ...
5-3A [0,1,2,4,5] <3,2,2,2,1,0> Play ... 7-3B [0,3,4,5,
 6,7,8]
<5,4,4,4,3,1> 14 Play ...
5-3B [0,1,3,4,5] Play ... 7-3A [0,1,2,3,
 4,5,8]
Play ...
5-4A [0,1,2,3,6] <3,2,2,1,1,1> Play ... 7-4B [0,1,3,4,
 5,6,7]
<5,4,4,3,3,2> 12 Play ...
5-4B [0,3,4,5,6] Play ... 7-4A [0,1,2,3,
 4,6,7]
Play ...
5-5A [0,1,2,3,7] <3,2,1,1,2,1> Play ... 7-5B [0,1,2,4,
 5,6,7]
<5,4,3,3,4,2> 13 Play ...
5-5B [0,4,5,6,7] Play ... 7-5A [0,1,2,3,
 5,6,7]
Play ...
5-6A [0,1,2,5,6] <3,1,1,2,2,1> Play ... 7-6B [0,1,4,5,
 6,7,8]
<5,3,3,4,4,2> 27 Play ...
5-6B [0,1,4,5,6] Play ... 7-6A [0,1,2,3,
 4,7,8]
Play ...
5-7A [0,1,2,6,7] <3,1,0,1,3,2> Play ... 7-7B [0,1,2,5,
 6,7,8]
<5,3,2,3,5,3> 30 Play ...
5-7B [0,1,5,6,7] Play ... 7-7A [0,1,2,3,
 6,7,8]
Play ...
5-8 [0,2,3,4,6] <2,3,2,2,0,1> Play ... 7-8 [0,2,3,4,
 5,6,8]
<4,5,4,4,2,2> 2 Play ...
5-9A [0,1,2,4,6] <2,3,1,2,1,1> Play ... 7-9B [0,2,4,5,
 6,7,8]
<4,5,3,4,3,2> 15 Play ...
5-9B [0,2,4,5,6] Play ... 7-9A [0,1,2,3,
 4,6,8]
Play ...
5-10A [0,1,3,4,6] <2,2,3,1,1,1> Play ... 7-10B [0,2,3,4,
 5,6,9]
<4,4,5,3,3,2> 19 Play ...
5-10B [0,2,3,5,6] Play ... 7-10A [0,1,2,3,
 4,6,9]
Play ...
5-11A [0,2,3,4,7] <2,2,2,2,2,0> Play ... 7-11B [0,2,3,4,
 5,7,8]
<4,4,4,4,4,1> 18 Play ...
5-11B [0,3,4,5,7] Play ... 7-11A [0,1,3,4,
 5,6,8]
Play ...
5-z12 [0,1,3,5,6] <2,2,2,1,2,1> Play ... 7-z12 [0,1,2,3,
 4,7,9]
<4,4,4,3,4,2> 5 Play ...
5-13A [0,1,2,4,8] <2,2,1,3,1,1> Play ... 7-13B [0,2,3,4,
 6,7,8]
<4,4,3,5,3,2> 17 Play ...
5-13B [0,2,3,4,8] Play ... 7-13A [0,1,2,4,
 5,6,8]
Play ...
5-14A [0,1,2,5,7] <2,2,1,1,3,1> Play ... 7-14B [0,1,3,5,
 6,7,8]
<4,4,3,3,5,2> 28 Play ...
5-14B [0,2,5,6,7] Play ... 7-14A [0,1,2,3,
 5,7,8]
Play ...
5-15 [0,1,2,6,8] <2,2,0,2,2,2> Play ... 7-15 [0,1,2,4,
 6,7,8]
<4,4,2,4,4,3> 4 Play ...
5-16A [0,1,3,4,7] <2,1,3,2,1,1> Play ... 7-16B [0,1,3,4,
 5,6,9]
<4,3,5,4,3,2> 20 Play ...
5-16B [0,3,4,6,7] Play ... 7-16A [0,1,2,3,
 5,6,9]
Play ...
5-z17 [0,1,3,4,8] <2,1,2,3,2,0> Play Farben chord 7-z17 [0,1,2,4,
 5,6,9]
<4,3,4,5,4,1> 10 Play ...
5-z18A [0,1,4,5,7] <2,1,2,2,2,1> Play ... 7-z18A [0,1,4,5,
 6,7,9]
[h]
<4,3,4,4,4,2> 35 Play ...
5-z18B [0,2,3,6,7] Play ... 7-z18B [0,2,3,4,
 5,8,9]
[i]
Play ...
5-19A [0,1,3,6,7] <2,1,2,1,2,2> Play ... 7-19B [0,1,2,3,
 6,8,9]
<4,3,4,3,4,3> 31 Play ...
5-19B [0,1,4,6,7] Play ... 7-19A [0,1,2,3,
 6,7,9]
Play ...
5-20A [0,1,5,6,8][j] <2,1,1,2,3,1> Play ... 7-20B [0,2,3,4,
 7,8,9]
[k]
<4,3,3,4,5,2> 34 Play ...
5-20B [0,2,3,7,8][l] Play In scale 7-20A [0,1,2,5,
 6,7,9]
[m]
Play Persian scale
5-21A [0,1,4,5,8] <2,0,2,4,2,0> Play ... 7-21B [0,1,3,4,
 5,8,9]
<4,2,4,6,4,1> 21 Play ...
5-21B [0,3,4,7,8] Play ... 7-21A [0,1,2,4,
 5,8,9]
Play ...
5-22 [0,1,4,7,8] <2,0,2,3,2,1> Play ... 7-22 [0,1,2,5,
 6,8,9]
<4,2,4,5,4,2> 8 Play double harmonic scale
5-23A [0,2,3,5,7] <1,3,2,1,3,0> Play ... 7-23B [0,2,4,5,
 6,7,9]
<3,5,4,3,5,1> 25 Play ...
5-23B [0,2,4,5,7] Play ... 7-23A [0,2,3,4,
 5,7,9]
Play ...
5-24A [0,1,3,5,7] <1,3,1,2,2,1> Play ... 7-24B [0,2,4,6,
 7,8,9]
<3,5,3,4,4,2> 22 Play enigmatic scale
5-24B [0,2,4,6,7] Play ... 7-24A [0,1,2,3,
 5,7,9]
Play ...
5-25A [0,2,3,5,8] <1,2,3,1,2,1> Play Seven six chord 7-25B [0,2,3,5,
 6,7,9]
<3,4,5,3,4,2> 24 Play ...
5-25B [0,3,5,6,8] Play ... 7-25A [0,2,3,4,
 6,7,9]
Play ...
5-26A [0,2,4,5,8] <1,2,2,3,1,1> Play ... 7-26A [0,1,3,4,
 5,7,9]
<3,4,4,5,3,2> 26 Play ...
5-26B [0,3,4,6,8] Play ... 7-26B [0,2,4,5,
 6,8,9]
Play ...
5-27A [0,1,3,5,8] <1,2,2,2,3,0> Play ... 7-27B [0,2,4,5,
 7,8,9]
<3,4,4,4,5,1> 23 Play ...
5-27B [0,3,5,7,8] Play ... 7-27A [0,1,2,4,
 5,7,9]
Play ...
5-28A [0,2,3,6,8] <1,2,2,2,1,2> Play ... 7-28A [0,1,3,5,
 6,7,9]
<3,4,4,4,3,3> 36 Play ...
5-28B [0,2,5,6,8] Play ... 7-28B [0,2,3,4,
 6,8,9]
Play ...
5-29A [0,1,3,6,8] <1,2,2,1,3,1> Play ... 7-29B [0,2,3,5,
 7,8,9]
<3,4,4,3,5,2> 32 Play ...
5-29B [0,2,5,7,8] Play ... 7-29A [0,1,2,4,
 6,7,9]
Play ...
5-30A [0,1,4,6,8] <1,2,1,3,2,1> Play ... 7-30B [0,1,3,5,
 7,8,9]
<3,4,3,5,4,2> 37 Play ...
5-30B [0,2,4,7,8] Play ... 7-30A [0,1,2,4,
 6,8,9]
Play
minor Neapolitan scale
5-31A [0,1,3,6,9] <1,1,4,1,1,2> Play
beta chord
7-31B [0,2,3,5,
 6,8,9]
<3,3,6,3,3,3> 38 Play Romanian major scale
5-31B [0,2,3,6,9] Play
Dominant minor ninth chord
7-31A [0,1,3,4,
 6,7,9]
Play Hungarian major scale
5-32A [0,1,4,6,9] <1,1,3,2,2,1> Play ... 7-32B [0,1,3,5,
 6,8,9]
<3,3,5,4,4,2> 33 Play harmonic major scale
5-32B [0,2,5,6,9][n] Play
gamma chord
7-32A [0,1,3,4,
 6,8,9]
Play harmonic minor scale
5-33 [0,2,4,6,8] <0,4,0,4,0,2> Play ... 7-33 [0,1,2,4,
 6,8,T]
<2,6,2,6,2,3> 6 Play M Locrian scale
5-34 [0,2,4,6,9] <0,3,2,2,2,1> Play
Dominant ninth chord
7-34 [0,1,3,4,
 6,8,T]
<2,5,4,4,4,2> 9 Play altered scale
5-35 [0,2,4,7,9] <0,3,2,1,4,0> Play M pentatonic scale 7-35 [0,1,3,5,
 6,8,T]
<2,5,4,3,6,1> 7 Play diatonic scale
5-z36A [0,1,2,4,7] <2,2,2,1,2,1> Play ... 7-z36B [0,2,3,5,
 6,7,8]
<4,4,4,3,4,2> 16 Play ...
5-z36B [0,3,5,6,7] Play ... 7-z36A [0,1,2,3,
 5,6,8]
Play ...
5-z37 [0,3,4,5,8] <2,1,2,3,2,0> Play ... 7-z37 [0,1,3,4,
 5,7,8]
<4,3,4,5,4,1> 3 Play ...
5-z38A [0,1,2,5,8] <2,1,2,2,2,1> Play ... 7-z38B [0,1,3,4,
 6,7,8]
<4,3,4,4,4,2> 29 Play ...
5-z38B [0,3,6,7,8] Play ... 7-z38A [0,1,2,4,
 5,7,8]
Play ...
6-1 [0,1,2,3,4,5] <5,4,3,2,1,0> 4 Play chromatic hexachord
6-2A [0,1,2,3,4,6] <4,4,3,2,1,1> 19 Play ...
6-2B [0,2,3,4,5,6] Play ...
6-z3A [0,1,2,3,5,6] <4,3,3,2,2,1> 49 Play ... 6-z36B [0,3,4,5,6,7] <4,3,3,2,2,1> 50 Play ...
6-z3B [0,1,3,4,5,6] Play ... 6-z36A [0,1,2,3,4,7] Play ...
6-z4 [0,1,2,4,5,6] <4,3,2,3,2,1> 24 Play ... 6-z37 [0,1,2,3,4,8] <4,3,2,3,2,1> 23 Play ...
6-5A [0,1,2,3,6,7] <4,2,2,2,3,2> 16 Play ...
6-5B [0,1,4,5,6,7] Play ...
6-z6 [0,1,2,5,6,7] <4,2,1,2,4,2> 33 Play ... 6-z38 [0,1,2,3,7,8] <4,2,1,2,4,2> 34 Play ...
6-7 [0,1,2,6,7,8] <4,2,0,2,4,3> 7 Play ...
6-8 [0,2,3,4,5,7] <3,4,3,2,3,0> 5 Play ...
6-9A [0,1,2,3,5,7] <3,4,2,2,3,1> 20 Play ...
6-9B [0,2,4,5,6,7] Play ...
6-z10A [0,1,3,4,5,7] <3,3,3,3,2,1> 42 Play ... 6-z39B [0,3,4,5,6,8] <3,3,3,3,2,1> 41 Play ...
6-z10B [0,2,3,4,6,7] Play ... 6-z39A [0,2,3,4,5,8] Play ...
6-z11A [0,1,2,4,5,7] <3,3,3,2,3,1> 47 Play ... 6-z40B [0,3,5,6,7,8] <3,3,3,2,3,1> 48 Play ...
6-z11B [0,2,3,5,6,7] Play Sacher hexachord 6-z40A [0,1,2,3,5,8] Play ...
6-z12A [0,1,2,4,6,7] <3,3,2,2,3,2> 46 Play ... 6-z41B [0,2,5,6,7,8] <3,3,2,2,3,2> 45 Play ...
6-z12B [0,1,3,5,6,7] Play ... 6-z41A [0,1,2,3,6,8] Play ...
6-z13 [0,1,3,4,6,7] <3,2,4,2,2,2> 29 Play ... 6-z42 [0,1,2,3,6,9] <3,2,4,2,2,2> 30 Play ...
6-14A [0,1,3,4,5,8] <3,2,3,4,3,0> 3 Play ...
6-14B [0,3,4,5,7,8] Play ...
6-15A [0,1,2,4,5,8] <3,2,3,4,2,1> 13 Play ...
6-15B [0,3,4,6,7,8] Play ...
6-16A [0,1,4,5,6,8] <3,2,2,4,3,1> 11 Play ...
6-16B [0,2,3,4,7,8] Play ...
6-z17A [0,1,2,4,7,8] <3,2,2,3,3,2> 35 Play all-trichord hexachord 6-z43B [0,2,3,6,7,8] <3,2,2,3,3,2> 36 Play ...
6-z17B [0,1,4,6,7,8] Play ... 6-z43A [0,1,2,5,6,8] Play ...
6-18A [0,1,2,5,7,8] <3,2,2,2,4,2> 17 Play ...
6-18B [0,1,3,6,7,8] Play ...
6-z19A [0,1,3,4,7,8] <3,1,3,4,3,1> 37 Play ... 6-z44B [0,1,4,5,6,9][o] <3,1,3,4,3,1> 38 Play ...
6-z19B [0,1,4,5,7,8] Play ... 6-z44A [0,1,2,5,6,9] Play Schoenberg hexachord
6-20 [0,1,4,5,8,9] <3,0,3,6,3,0> 2 Play "Ode-to-Napoleon" hexachord
6-21A [0,2,3,4,6,8] <2,4,2,4,1,2> 12 Play ...
6-21B [0,2,4,5,6,8] Play ...
6-22A [0,1,2,4,6,8] <2,4,1,4,2,2> 10 Play ...
6-22B [0,2,4,6,7,8] Play ...
6-z23 [0,2,3,5,6,8] <2,3,4,2,2,2> 27 Play ... 6-z45 [0,2,3,4,6,9] <2,3,4,2,2,2> 28 Play ...
6-z24A [0,1,3,4,6,8] <2,3,3,3,3,1> 39 Play ... 6-z46B [0,2,4,5,6,9] <2,3,3,3,3,1> 40 Play ...
6-z24B [0,2,4,5,7,8] Play ... 6-z46A [0,1,2,4,6,9] Play ...
6-z25A [0,1,3,5,6,8] <2,3,3,2,4,1> 43 Play
Major eleventh chord
6-z47B [0,2,3,4,7,9] <2,3,3,2,4,1> 44 Play blues scale
6-z25B [0,2,3,5,7,8] Play ... 6-z47A [0,1,2,4,7,9] Play ...
6-z26 [0,1,3,5,7,8] <2,3,2,3,4,1> 26 Play ... 6-z48 [0,1,2,5,7,9] <2,3,2,3,4,1> 25 Play ...
6-27A [0,1,3,4,6,9] <2,2,5,2,2,2> 14 Play ...
6-27B [0,2,3,5,6,9] Play ...
6-z28 [0,1,3,5,6,9] <2,2,4,3,2,2> 21 Play ... 6-z49 [0,1,3,4,7,9] <2,2,4,3,2,2> 22 Play ...
6-z29 [0,2,3,6,7,9][p] <2,2,4,2,3,2> 32 Play Bridge chord 6-z50 [0,1,4,6,7,9] <2,2,4,2,3,2> 31 Play ...
6-30A [0,1,3,6,7,9] <2,2,4,2,2,3> 15 Play ...
6-30B [0,2,3,6,8,9] Play Petrushka chord
6-31A [0,1,4,5,7,9][q] <2,2,3,4,3,1> 8 Play ...
6-31B [0,2,4,5,8,9][r] Play ...
6-32 [0,2,4,5,7,9] <1,4,3,2,5,0> 6 Play diatonic hexachord
6-33A [0,2,3,5,7,9] <1,4,3,2,4,1> 18 Play ...
6-33B [0,2,4,6,7,9] Play
Dominant eleventh chord
6-34A [0,1,3,5,7,9] <1,4,2,4,2,2> 9 Play mystic chord
6-34B [0,2,4,6,8,9] Play ...
6-35 [0,2,4,6,8,T] <0,6,0,6,0,3> 1 Play
whole tone scale

See also

Notes

  1. prime forms as the most left-packed possible version of a set. However, Forte packs from the left and Rahn packs from the right ("making the small numbers smaller," versus making, "the larger numbers ... smaller"[2]
    ).
  2. ^ Forte 9-7B: [0,1,2,3,4,5,7,9,T]
  3. ^ Forte 9-8B: [0,1,2,3,4,6,8,9,T]
  4. ^ Forte 9-11B: [0,1,2,3,5,6,8,9,T]
  5. ^ Forte 8-22B: [0,1,2,3,5,7,9,T]
  6. ^ Forte 8-26: [0,1,2,4,5,7,9,T]
  7. ^ Forte 8-27B: [0,1,2,4,6,7,9,T]
  8. ^ Forte 7-z18A: [0,1,2,3,5,8,9]
  9. ^ Forte 7-z18B: [0,1,4,6,7,8,9]
  10. ^ Forte 5-20A: [0,1,3,7,8]
  11. ^ Forte 7-20B: [0,1,2,5,7,8,9]
  12. ^ Forte 5-20B: [0,1,5,7,8]
  13. ^ Forte 7-20A: [0,1,2,4,7,8,9]
  14. ^ Forte 5-32B: [0,1,4,7,9]
  15. ^ Forte 6-z44B: [0,1,2,5,8,9]
  16. ^ Forte 6-z29: [0,1,3,6,8,9]
  17. ^ Forte 6-31A: [0,1,3,5,8,9]
  18. ^ Forte 6-31B: [0,1,4,6,8,9]

References

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  2. ^ Nelson, Paul (2004). "Two Algorithms for Computing the Prime Form", ComposerTools.com.
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  5. ^ Schiff, David (1983/1998). The Music of Elliott Carter.
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