Set Theory: What it is and why I use it to compose - Part 1

Hi! Welcome to Compositium! I’ve decided to make a series of videos on the use of Set Theory to compose, in order to go a little deeper into this topic that I briefly explained in 2017, in my video “Using Set Theory to compose a duo for flute and guitar”. In this first video I explain some basic concepts about this theory. Errata 9:59 - +4 is not a minor third, but a major third! (Thanks Rafael!) 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - A bit of history 3:01 - Pitch-class 3:52 - Modular arithmetic 4:39 - Set 6:25 - Pitch-class set 7:34 - Prime form 9:41 - Musical operations You can also read a written version of the content of this video on my blog: https://antoniogervasoni.wordpress.co...