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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">A [[scale]] is said to have //constant structure// (CS) if its generic interval classes are distinct. That is, each interval occurs always subtended by the same number of steps. This means that you never get something like an interval being counted as a fourth one place, and a fifth another place. | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">A [[scale]] is said to have //constant structure// (CS) if its generic interval classes are distinct. That is, each interval occurs always subtended by the same number of steps. This means that you never get something like an interval being counted as a fourth one place, and a fifth another place. | ||
The term "constant structure" | The term "constant structure" was coined by [[Erv Wilson]]. In academic music theory, constant structure is called the partitioning property, but Erv got there first. | ||
To determine if a scale is CS, all possible intervals between scale steps must be evaluated. An easy way to do this is with an [[interval matrix]] ([[Scala]] can do this for you). A CS scale will never have the same interval appear in multiple columns of the matrix (columns correspond to generic interval classes). | To determine if a scale is CS, all possible intervals between scale steps must be evaluated. An easy way to do this is with an [[interval matrix]] ([[Scala]] can do this for you). A CS scale will never have the same interval appear in multiple columns of the matrix (columns correspond to generic interval classes). | ||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>constant structure</title></head><body>A <a class="wiki_link" href="/scale">scale</a> is said to have <em>constant structure</em> (CS) if its generic interval classes are distinct. That is, each interval occurs always subtended by the same number of steps. This means that you never get something like an interval being counted as a fourth one place, and a fifth another place.<br /> | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>constant structure</title></head><body>A <a class="wiki_link" href="/scale">scale</a> is said to have <em>constant structure</em> (CS) if its generic interval classes are distinct. That is, each interval occurs always subtended by the same number of steps. This means that you never get something like an interval being counted as a fourth one place, and a fifth another place.<br /> | ||
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The term &quot;constant structure&quot; | The term &quot;constant structure&quot; was coined by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Erv%20Wilson">Erv Wilson</a>. In academic music theory, constant structure is called the partitioning property, but Erv got there first.<br /> | ||
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To determine if a scale is CS, all possible intervals between scale steps must be evaluated. An easy way to do this is with an <a class="wiki_link" href="/interval%20matrix">interval matrix</a> (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Scala">Scala</a> can do this for you). A CS scale will never have the same interval appear in multiple columns of the matrix (columns correspond to generic interval classes).<br /> | To determine if a scale is CS, all possible intervals between scale steps must be evaluated. An easy way to do this is with an <a class="wiki_link" href="/interval%20matrix">interval matrix</a> (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Scala">Scala</a> can do this for you). A CS scale will never have the same interval appear in multiple columns of the matrix (columns correspond to generic interval classes).<br /> | ||