rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (08/14/84)
A composer I know is looking for some information on tone rows generated by computer. Specifically he is looking for means of generating tone rows through a program, such that the tone rows produced would contain every possible interval. In other words (if I understand him correctly) he is looking for computer generated tone rows that contain all possible intervals (from minor second to major seventh [obviously not including the octave]) between adjacent notes in the tone row. In analyzing this requirement, it seems that it is a difficult proposition to attempt to create such a tone row without tripping over yourself by repeating a note. The big pitfall is using successive intervallic relationships that wind up totalling exactly an octave (e.g., minor second, fourth, tritone). Does anyone have either examples of tone rows like those I describe or a means of generating them through a program? Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to offer. (P.S. We expect that the resulting rows would be "symmetrical", but I'm not exactly sure what I mean by "symmetrical", or if indeed they would be symmetrical in *any* sense of the word.) -- "So, it was all a dream!" --Mr. Pither "No, dear, this is the dream; you're still in the cell." --his mother Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr