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Tonnetz

In musical tuning and harmony, the Tonnetz (German for 'tone net') is a conceptual lattice diagram representing tonal space first described by Leonhard Euler in 1739. Various visual representations of the Tonnetz can be used to show traditional harmonic relationships in European classical music.

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History through 1900

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Twentieth-century reinterpretation

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History through 1900

Twentieth-century reinterpretation

Similarities to other graphical systems

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Tonnetz

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples57
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Tonnetz

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related to history · 28
Tonnetz → Arthur, Ben Johnston, Bernhard Riemann, Entwickelung, Ernst Naumann, Euler's Tonnetz, F-C-G-D-A-E-B-F, German, Gottfried Weber, Harmoniesystem, Hugo Riemann, In, James Tenney, Leonhard Euler's, Oettingen, One, Perfect, Riemann, Riemann's Tonnetz, Similar
related to External links · 11
Tonnetz → Anton SalikhmetovMidi-Instrument, C-Thru-Music, Charting Enharmonicism, Corentin Guichaoua, Harmonic Table, Just-Intonation Tonnetz, KelleyThe Tonnetz, Moreno Andreatta, Ondřej Cífka, Robert, TonnetzViz
related to Twentieth-century reinterpretation · 9
Tonnetz → Brian Hyer, C-A, David Lewin, E-C, For, Modern, Neo-Riemannian, Richard Cohn, Under
related to Similarities to other graphical systems · 4
Tonnetz → Hayden, The, The Tonnetz, Wicki
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Tonnetz → dual graph of Schoenberg's chart of the regions

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music relationships major theorists neo-riemannian tonal used harmonic oettingen chart chords fifths pitches minor vertices tuning german space traditional harmony

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Tonnetzis adual graph of Schoenberg's chart of the regions0.90text
Ben Johnstoninstance ofcomposer-theorists0.80text
James Tenney continued to develop theoriesinstance ofcomposer-theorists0.80text
applications involving just-intoned Tonnetze.The appeal of the Tonnetz to 19th-century German theorists was that it allows spatial representations of tonal distanceinstance ofcomposer-theorists0.80text
tonal relationshipsinstance ofcomposer-theorists0.80text
Tonnetzrelated to External linksCharting Enharmonicism0.60section
Tonnetzrelated to External linksJust-Intonation Tonnetz0.60section
Tonnetzrelated to External linksRobert0.60section
Tonnetzrelated to External linksKelleyThe Tonnetz0.60section
Tonnetzrelated to External linksCorentin Guichaoua0.60section
Tonnetzrelated to External linksMoreno Andreatta0.60section
Tonnetzrelated to External linksTonnetzViz0.60section

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