Talk:Transformational theory

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This article doesn't really explain what transformational theory is; such as, for example, how the diagram in the article corresponds to the music, and what it is meant to demonstrate. E.g. are the pitches in the diagram notes, or keys? And what do the arrows and tree structure denote? I assume the fractions represent ratios between frequencies, i.e. a fancy way to show intervals, but what point are they making? Ben Finn 20:02, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I would agree to the point that this article is stubby. It is very advanced music theory, graduate level, since it goes beyond set transform (retrograde inversion, etc.). Transformational theory is essentially very simple concepts- this is the type of analysis done on the fly by any intermediate keyboard student studying J.S. Bach's WTC I Prelude 1 in C, where special focus is given to the changes the happen between each measure. The diagram in this article is a series of changes, read diagonally from the upper left. I would also like to see a wiki article describing interpretation nets, such as Klumpenhouwer Network. Benitoite (talk) 16:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)