Serial Alphabet Song
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An adaptation of a traditional alphabet song to a 31-tone tone-row. This is traditionally sung in A.
| Lyric | Pitch class | Interval from prev. | shortspeak pitch | shortspeak interval |
| A | 0 | (-10) | prsu | (-jadi) |
| B | 6 | +6 | goto | +goto |
| C | 19 | +13 | prfi | +prfo |
| D | 23 | +4 | jaxa | +nuto |
| E | 28 | +5 | javu | +jato |
| F | 29 | +1 | govu | +prsu |
| G | 12 | -17 | lefo | -lefi |
| H | 5 | -7 | jato | -ledi |
| I | 14 | +9 | gofo | +nuto |
| J | 27 | +13 | nuvu | +prfo |
| K | 7 | -20 | ledi | -lexa |
| L | 15 | +8 | letr | +midi |
| M | 22 | +7 | nuxa | +ledi |
| N | 18 | -4 | prfi | -nuto |
| O | 11 | -7 | godi | -ledi |
| P | 16 | +5 | gotr | +jato |
| Q | 13 | -3 | prfo | -mito |
| R | 3 | -10 | mito | -jadi |
| S | 24 | +21 | goxa | +mixa |
| T | 21 | -3 | mixa | -mito |
| U | 17 | -4 | lefi | -nuto |
| V | 8 | -9 | midi | -nudi |
| W | 9 | +1 | nudi | +prsu |
| X | 1 | -8 | gosu | -midi |
| Y | 4 | +3 | nuto | +mito |
| & | 26 | +22 | javu | +nuxa |
| Z | 2 | -24 | leto | -goxa |
| Now | 30 | +28 | leco | +javu |
| I | 20 | -10 | lexa | -jadi |
| know | 25 | +5 | levu | +jato |
| my | 10 | -15 | jadi | -letr |
To repeat, make an elision back into the beginning: "Now I know my A B C D..."
Recordings
q.=61. with A drone in octaves, then with hangover for hearing the intervals, then a chorale (not yet notated).
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