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 | | On the contrary, it "serves as a source set from which other rows are derived." For example, the first hexachord is divided into four sets: 1) the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd notes; 2) the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th notes; 3) the 3rd, 4th, and 5th notes; 4) the 4th, 5th, and 6th notes. |
 | | The first trichord is comprised of a transposed version of the 3rd, 4th and 5th notes of the "theme" hexachord, while the second trichord is composed of a transposition of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th notes of the for-mentioned hexachord. |
 | | As discussed earlier, row 6 is comprised solely of the second and third adjacent note sets of the first "theme" hexachord (2nd, 3rd, and 4th notes and 3rd, 4th, and 5th notes, respectively). |
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