Generalized Tonnetz and discrete Abel-Jacobi map (Q2240532)

To represent the classical tonal space, Euler in his work on music theory from 1739 introduced a lattice diagram called \textit{Tonnetz} (tone network). This diagram has been interpreted as a triangulation of a torus with 24 triangles representing all the major and minor chords. Motivated by this, in this paper, a more general simplicial complex is presented and denoted as \textit{of Tonnetz type}. The authors study various topological invariants of this space in detail. Apart from giving supporting examples and some geometrical considerations, the authors also extend the above definition to the limiting case. Eventually they prove that the generalized Tonnetz is also a triangulation of a torus.