Symmetry In Music - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #53

The video tutorial explores the concept of symmetry in music, covering symmetrical forms, chords, and intervals. It introduces negative harmony and symmetrical melodies, such as retrograde and inversion. The tutorial also discusses symmetrical scales, like the whole tone and chromatic scales, and the concept of aggregates and hexachords. The video emphasizes the beauty and complexity of symmetry in music theory.

What is the term used for inverting harmony around an axis, as discussed in the first section?

• Negative Harmony

• Axis Harmony

• Symmetrical Harmony

• Positive Harmony

Which musical form is described as having a horizontal symmetry?

• Symmetrical Scale

• Retrograde Inversion

• Inversion

• Retrograde

What is the whole tone scale primarily composed of?

• Whole tones

• Minor seconds

• Major thirds

• Minor thirds

What do you call a group of six notes that can be combined to form an aggregate?

• Hexachord

• Octachord

• Pentachord

• Tetrad

What is the term for two sets of notes that can be combined without pitch class duplication?

• Combinatorial Sets

• Aggregate Sets

• Complementary Sets

• Symmetrical Sets