 A little bit of math music. The number of times each letter name note is played is evenly distributed about the tonal center (C). There are two separate series (which is each internally normally distributed as well), and each series is elaborated on by adding (normally distributed) harmonies above or below. Each series includes five groups of notes. The first four groups will be the tonic (C), leading tone (B), and super tonic (D), and the fifth group will include the tonic, leading tone, and super tonic and add the submediant (A) and mediant (E).

In the first series, each group is contained in one measure. In this series, only the tonic is ever played as a quarter note. If you were to graph the note distribution and time distribution in this series, the time distribution curve would be far taller.

In the second series, each group is contained in one and a half measure. In this series, every note is a quarter note, and thus each note receives equal time. If you were to graph the note distribution and time distribution in this series, the two curves would be exactly the same.

Normally Distributed

This is a song based on the "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" Melody. The song moves through each of the 8 diatonic modes. The last note of each measure modulates the tonal center up one diatonic step. It creates a weird, creepy sound that almost sounds familiar but just not quite.

I created it in Finale and just exported it from there, which is why you hear the weird fake choir voices instead of real ones. I may record it for reals one day when I get fancy equipment for such things as that.

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