
Neo-Riemannian Music Theory
Are you a math nerd trying to get a grip on music theory? Are you already familiar with mathematical proofs? Then consider adding Neo-Riemannian to your toolbox
Heres a short video explanation,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L3-qtK4WkY
a longer version,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY4awNdZ1y8
and a visual example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nidHgLA2UB0
Neo-Riemannian Music Theory Notes
A young musical theory set used to explain functions of narrow changes in existing songs
Developed as a tool for musical analysis
"Major is a reflection of minor"
"Tonez Map"
music that uses triads without reference to key though "triadic atonality"
Triads are related only to one another through established voice-leading operations
operations (invertable)
Parallel: retained P5
Relative: retained M3
Leading: retained m3
secondary (combined operational steps)
N: preserves root
Slide: preserved median
Hexatonic...
Uniform Triadic Transformations (UTT)
+/-: +keeps or -inverse the mode of the input chord
x: n semitones to transition up if input is major
y: n semitones to move up if input is minor
x+y=n of semitones in scale (12)