Introduction | 2 |
Section 1. Pitch scales as a level of music perception | 6 |
Section 2. Optimal timbres and scales | 14 |
Section 3. Well tempered 19-tone scale | 22 |
Conclusion | 38 |
Annex 1. Information carried by a change in a distribution function | 41 |
Annex 2. A notation sysytem for 19-tone music | 43 |
Annex 3. Piano keyboard structure for the 19-tone system | 46 |
Charts | 47 |
Table 1. τ-timbres | 52 |
Table 2. Optimal timbres | 47 |