Talk:Chordal space

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[edit] Original research?

I think the term chordal space is a neologism. Much of the information was under pitch space and I see no reason to move it apart to various articles and making it harder to understand. Hyacinth 10:14, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Agreed

I agree about the "original research." This article suffers from some of the same problems as "modulatory space." I worry that an attempt is being made to push a specific perspective, rather than present the territory as helpfully and objectively as possible.

However, I think the term "chordal space" while possibly neologistic, is perfectly reasonable. The terms "pitch space" and "pitch class space" are quite common, as are geometrical representations in which points represent chords. There is no standing term for these representations, so "chord space" seems reasonable.

[edit] Revision

I've shortened the article and revised it significantly, removing the "original research" tag in the process. It is now consistent with music-theoretical thinking about these matters. Tymoczko 15:25, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I have readded the original research tag. Please address my concerns above. Hyacinth 10:56, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

The term "chord space" is reasonably common, as a Google search for "chord space" and music will show. "Chordal space" is used by Lerdahl in Tonal Pitch Space, which is a pretty respected book. Therefore I'm removing the "original research" tag. If you wanted to change the title of the article to "Chord Space," which is slightly more common than "Chordal Space," that would be reasonable. Tymoczko 16:52, 30 March 2006 (UTC)