Tag archive: pc set theory
- Generated Collections
- Visualizing the Diatonic Ic Vector
A generated collection is formed by repeatedly adding a single interval, termed the generator. These collections include some of the most important collections used in jazz and tonal music generally.
The diatonic collection has the deep scale property: each element in its ic vector is unique. By looking at the collection as a 'stack of fourths,' we can easily visualize how and why each ic is unique.