Re:Music theory for nerds
by komponisto on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @05:05AM
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>A 12-semitone approach is never going to match the usability of even the existing system
I am obliged to point out that a 12-semitone approach is in fact part of the "existing system" (see: pitch-class set theory).
(Mind you, I of course think its usefulness is overrated, because I think the "atonal" repertory is tonal.)
Where does it go wrong? Do those cases come up in practice?
Counting up and down the scale is a core use case for a notation for intervals. It absolutely needs to be well-supported. A 12-semitone approach is never going to match the usability of even the existing system.