pitch class
noun
: the set of all musical pitches of the same name regardless of octave
The single pitch class that symbolizes Wozzeck's idée fixe in the murder scene is first asserted in this connection as the final note of Act II …—
George Perle, The Operas of Alban Berg, 1989
—usually hyphenated when used before another noun
George Perle, The Operas of Alban Berg, 1989pitch-class sets
called also chroma
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“Pitch class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch%20class. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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