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LIST OF SET CLASSES

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The following list shows all the set classes containing between two and ten pitch classes. The
first and last columns contain prime forms. (Those in the first column are in ascending numeri­
cal order.) In the prime forms, the letters T and E stand for the integers 10 and 11 respectively.
The second and second-to-last columns provide the names of the set classes, according to Allen
Forte's The Structure ofAtonal Music. The third and third-to-last columns give the interval vec­
tor for each set class. For each set class with a Z in its name, there is another with an identical
interval vector. In the middle column, the first number gives the degree of transpositional sym­
metry-that is, the number of levels at which both sets on that line will map onto themselves
under transposition. (This number is always at least 1, since every set maps onto itself at T0 .)
The second number gives the degree of inversional symmetry-that is, the number of levels
at which a set maps onto itself under inversion. Complementary set classes are paired, so that
they appear on the same line. Some hexachords are unpaired; they are self-complementary.

Dyads Decachords
I Chromatic dyad I (01) 2-1 100000 1, l 988884 10-1 (0123456789) I Chromatic decachord I
(02) 2-2 010000 1, l 898884 10-2 (012345678T)
(03) 2-3 001000 1.1 889884 10-3 (012345679T)
(04) 2-4 000100 l, 1 888984 10-4 (012345689T)
(05) 2-5 000010 1, 1 888894 10-5 (012345789T)
I Maximally even I (06) 2-6 000001 2, 2 888885 10-6 (012346789T) I Maximally even I

Trichords Nonachords
I Chromatic trichord I (012) 3-1 210000 1, 1 876663 9-1 (012345678) I Chromatic nonachord I
I Octatonic segment I (013) 3-2 111000 1, 0 777663 9-2 (012345679)
I Hexatonic segment I (014) 3-3 101100 1,0 767763 9-3 (012345689)
(015) 3-4 100110 1, 0 766773 9-4 (012345789)
(016) 3-5 100011 1, 0 766674 9-5 (012346789)
I Whole-tone segment I (024) 3-6 020100 1, 1 686763 9-6 (01234568T)
(025) 3-7 011010 1,0 677673 9-7 (01234578T)
(026) 3-8 010101 1, 0 676764 9-8 (01234678T)
I Stack of fourths/fifths I (027) 3-9 010020 1, 1 676683 9-9 (01235678T)
I Diminished triad I (036) 3-10 002001 1, 1 668664 9-10 (01234679T)
I Consonant triad I (037) 3-11 001110 1,0 667773 9-11 (01235679T)
Augmented triad; (048) 3-12 000300 3,3 666963 9-12 (01245689T) Enneatonic;
maximally even maximally even

LIST OF SET CLASSES

 Tetrachords Octachords
I Chromatic I (0123) 4-1 321000 l, 1 765442 8-1 (01234567) I Chromatic I I 1
(0124) 4-2 221100 1,0 665542 8-2 (01234568)
(0125) 4-4 211110 1,0 655552 8-4 (01234578)
(0126) 4-5 210111 1,0 654553 8-5 (01234678)
(0127) 4-6 210021 1, 1 654463 8-6 (01235678)
! Octatonic I (0134) 4-3 212100 1. 1 656542 8-3 (01234569)
I Major/Phrygian I (0135) 4-11 121110 1, 0 565552 8-11 (01234579)
(0136) 4-13 112011 1,0 556453 8-13 (01234679)
I All interval I (0137) 4-229 111111 1,0 555553 8-229 (01235679)
I Hexaton ic I (0145) 4-7 201210 l, 1 645652 8-7 (01234589)
! All interval I (0146) 4-215 111111 1. 0 555553 8-215 (01234689)
(0147) 4-18 102111 1. 0 546553 8-18 (01235689)
(0148) 4-19 101310 1, 0 545752 8-19 (01245689)
(0156) 4-8 200121 1,1 644563 8-8 (01234789)
(0157) 4-16 110121 1,0 554563 8-16 (01235789)
j Major seventh chord I (0158) 4-20 101220 1, 1 545662 8-20 (01245789)
(0167) 4-9 200022 2, 2 644464 8-9 (01236789)
I Dorian/octatonic ! (0235) 4-10 122010 1, 1 566452 8-10 (02345679)
(0236) 4-12 112101 1, 0 556543 8-12 (01345679)
(0237) 4-14 111120 1, 0 555562 8-14 (01245679)
I Whole-tone I (0246) 4-21 030201 1. 1 474643 8-21 (0123468T)
(0247) 4-22 021120 1,0 465562 8-22 (0123568T)
I Whole-tone (0248) 4-24 020301 1,1 464743 8-24 (0124568T)
I Stack of fourths/fifths (0257) 4-23 021030 1,1 465472 8-23 (0123578T) ! Diatonic octad I

I Dominant/half-diminished seventh (0258) 4-27 012111 1,0 456553 8-27 (0124578T)

! French augmented sixth (0268) 4-25 020202 2, 2 464644 8-25 (0124678T)
I Major/minor triad (0347) 4-17 102210 1, 1 546652 8-17 (01345689)
I Mi nor seventh chord (0358) 4-26 012120 1, 1 456562 8-26 (0134578T)
Diminished seventh chord; (0369) 4-28 004002 4, 4 448444 8-28 (0134679T) Octatonic;
maximally even maximally even

UST OF SET GLASSES

 Pentachords Septachords
j Chromatic I (01234) 5-1 432100 1, 1 654321 7-1 (0123456) j ChromaticJ
(01235) 5-2 332110 1, 0 554331 7-2 (0123457)
(01236) 5-4 322111 1, 0 544332 7-4 (0123467)
(01237) 5-5 321121 l, 0 543342 7-5 (0123567)
(01245) 5-3 322210 1, 0 544431 7-3 (0123458)
(01246) 5-9 231211 1, 0 453432 7-9 (0123468)
(01247) 5-Z36 222121 1, 0 444342 7-Z36 (0123568)
(01248) 5-13 221311 1, 0 443532 7-13 (0124568)
(01256) 5-6 311221 1, 0 533442 7-6 (0123478)
(01257) 5-14 221131 1, 0 443352 7-14 (0123578)
(01258) 5-Z38 212221 1, 0 434442 7-Z38 (0124578)
(01267) 5-7 310132 1,0 532353 7-7 (0123678)
(01268) 5-15 220222 1, 1 442443 7-15 (0124678)
(01346) 5-10 223111 1, 0 445332 7-10 (0123469)
(01347) 5-16 213211 1, 0 435432 7-16 (0123569)
(01348) 5-Z17 212320 1, 1 434541 7-Zl7 (0124569)
(01356) 5-Zl2 222121 1, 1 444342 7-Zl2 (0123479)
(01357) 5-24 131221 1, 0 353442 7-24 (0123579)
(01358) 5-27 122230 1, 0 344451 7-27 (0124579)
(01367) 5-19 212122 1, 0 434343 7-19 (0123679)
(01368) 5-29 122131 1, 0 344352 7-29 (0124679)
(01369) 5-31 114112 1,0 336333 7-31 (0134679)
(01457) 5-Zl8 212221 1. 0 434442 7-Zl8 (0145679)
(01458) 5-21 202420 1, 0 424641 7-21 (0124589)
(01468) 5-30 121321 1, 0 343542 7-30 (0124689)
(01469) 5-32 113221 1, 0 335442 7-32 (0134689) I Harmonic minor I
(01478) 5-22 202321 1, 1 424542 7-22 (0125689)
(01568) 5-20 211231 1, 0 433452 7-20 (0125679)
(02346) 5-8 232201 1, 1 454422 7-8 (0234568)
(02347) 5-11 222220 1, 0 444441 7-11 (0134568)
(02357) 5-23 132130 1, 0 354351 7-23 (0234579)
(02358) 5-25 123121 1,0 345342 7-25 (0234679)
(02368) 5-28 122212 1, 0 344433 7-28 (0135679)
(02458) 5-26 122311 1, 0 344532 7-26 (0134579)
I Whole-tone I (02468) 5-33 040402 1,1 262623 7-33 (012468T)
(02469) 5-34 032221 1, 1 254442 7-34 (013468T) I Ascending melodic minor; acoustis]

I Pentatonic; maximally even I (02479) 5-35 032140 1, 1 254361 7-35 (013568T) I Diatonic; maximally even!

(03458) 5-Z37 212320 1, 1 434541 7-Z37 (0134578)

LIST OF SET CLASSES

 Hexachords
I Chromatic; all-combinatorial (A) I (012345) 6-1 543210 1, 1
(012346) 6-2 443211 1, 0
(012347) 6-Z36 433221 1, 0 6-Z3 (012356)
(012348) 6-Z37 432321 1, 1 6-Z4 (012456)
(012357) 6-9 342231 1, 0
(012358) 6-Z40 333231 1, 0 6-Zl1 (012457)
(012367) 6-5 422232 1, 0
(012368) 6-Z41 332232 1, 0 6-Zl2 (012467)
(012369) 6-Z42 324222 1, 1 6-Zl3 (013467)
(012378) 6-Z38 421242 1, 1 6-Z6 (012567)
(012458) 6-15 323421 1, 0
(012468) 6-22 241422 1, 0
(012469) 6-Z46 233331 1, 0 6-Z24 (013468)
I All-trichord hexachord I (012478) 6-Zl7 322332 1, 0 6-Z43 (012568)
(012479) 6-Z47 233241 1, 0 6-Z25 (013568)
(012569) 6-Z44 313431 1, 0 6-Zl9 (013478)
(012578) 6-18 322242 1, 0
(012579) 6-Z48 232341 1, 1 6-Z26 (013578)
I all-combinatorial (D) I (012678) 6-7 420243 2, 2
(013457) 6-ZlO 333321 1, 0 6-Z39 (023458)
(013458) 6-14 323430 1, 0
(013469) 6-27 225222 1, 0
(013479) 6-Z49 224322 1, 1 6-Z28 (013569)
I Scriabin "Mystic" chord I (013579) 6-34 142422 1, 0
I "Petrushka" chord I (013679) 6-30 224223 2, 0
(014568) 6-16 322431 1,0
(014579) 6-31 223431 1, 0
I Hexatonic; all-combinatorial (E) I (014589) 6-20 303630 3,3
(014679) 6-Z50 224232 1,1 6-Z29 (023679)
I all-combinatorial (B) I (023457) 6-8 343230 1,1
(023468) 6-21 242412 1, 0
(023469) 6-Z45 234222 1,1 6-Z23 (023568)
(023579) 6-33 143241 1, 0
I Diatonic; all-combinatorial (C) I (024579) 6-32 143250 1,1
Whole-tone; all-combinatorial (F); (02468T) 6-35 060603 6,6
maximally even

LIST OF SET CLASSES