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Schubert's harmonic language and Fourier phase space

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Abstract This article introduces a type of harmonic geometry, Fourier phase space, and uses it to advance the understanding of Schubert’s tonal language and comment upon current topics in Schubert analysis. The space derives from the discrete Fourier transform on pitch-class sets developed by David Lewin and Ian Quinn but uses primarily the phases of Fourier components, unlike Lewin and Quinn, who focus more on the magnitudes. The space defined by phases of the third and fifth components closely resembles the Tonnetz and has a similar common-tone basis to its topology but is continuous and…

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