Definite and indefinite pitch, pitch patterns, pedal point and drone

What this note covers

1. Definite pitch, indefinite pitch and the evidence for each
2. Pitch patterns: contour, interval shape, sequence and transposition
3. Pedal point: a fixed pitch beneath changing harmony
4. Drone: sustained pitch fields, intervals and musical function
5. Combining tuned, untuned and pitch-ambiguous sound
6. Worked aural response: fixed pitch, moving pattern and noise layer
7. 7. Worked pitch field: drone, pedal and indefinite interruption
8. 8. Pitch-certainty continuum: definite, ambiguous and indefinite

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