MUTH 301 Inversion Worksheet
A) Pitch Inversions. Assume C4=0
For the following, do one of the following: given two chords, find the name of the pitch inversion that
relates them and also identify the axis of inversion; or, given a chord and a pitch inversion, find the
inversion of the chord and also identify the axis of inversion.
b œœ # œœœ
1) 2) 3) Ip5
& c # œœœ œ b œœœ
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B) Pitch-Class Inversions. Assume C=0
For the following, do one of the following: given two chords, find the name of the pitch-class inversion
that relates them and also identify the axis of inversion; or, given a chord and a pitch-class inversion,
find the inversion of the chord and also identify the axis of inversion (of course, any registral distribution
of the correct pitch classes will be considered correct).
bœ b œœ
1) 2) 3) I7
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& # # œœœ # œœ
4
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