From Schritte and Wechsel to Coxeter Groups

DOI10.1007/978-3-030-21392-3_9zbMATH Open1456.00097arXiv1901.05106OpenAlexW3101212845MaRDI QIDQ5237261FDOQ5237261

Authors: Markus Schmidmeier 

Publication date: 17 October 2019

Published in: Mathematics and Computation in Music (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The PLR-moves of neo-Riemannian theory, when considered as reflections on the edges of an equilateral triangle, define the Coxeter group $widetilde{S}_3$. The elements are in a natural one-to-one correspondence with the triangles in the infinite Tonnetz. The left action of $widetilde{S}_3$ on the Tonnetz gives rise to interesting chord sequences. We compare the system of transformations in $widetilde{S}_3$ with the system of Schritte and Wechsel introduced by Hugo Riemann in 1880. Finally, we consider the point reflection group as it captures well the transition from Riemann's infinite Tonnetz to the finite Tonnetz of neo-Riemannian theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.05106

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zbMATH Keywords

Coxeter groupsneo-Riemannian theoryTonnetz

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Reflection and Coxeter groups (group-theoretic aspects) (20F55) Mathematics and music (00A65)

Cites Work

• Combinatorics of Coxeter Groups
• Musical actions of dihedral groups

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