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We are pleased to present the second of a trilogy of books devoted to the analysis of the unique concept of ‘Tonal Atonality’, devised by the outstanding contemporary composer Vyacheslav Gennadievich Kazarin. Details of an accessible version of the book will be announced separately.




FRAGMENT


PART 3
Dialogue – Afterword




A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO ERA: THE PAST AND THE FUTURE
serving as a bridge – YOU – from the present


And now, in order to draw a line under the end – albeit the initial end – of the path we have already travelled, from the ‘paradigm of confrontation and negation’ of the last two millennia to the era of unity under the banner of builders, achievers and creators, known as the ERA – that is Ra – a Dialogue is required. In doing so, we have emphasised – in the style of the first and second books on Tonal Atonality – a clear priority for schematisation: a scientifically and technically dry constructivism. Consequently, it should be recalled that this concept rests upon two natural, fundamental principles, namely Reality and Humanity [which, in turn, constitute one of the highest manifestations of divine reality in the world of Manifestation].


Right, let’s get started.


- I think it would be appropriate to raise one further question which, in the context of the first two books on TA, requires clarification. Does something similar to the concept of ‘Tonal Atonality’ exist, or is it being developed somewhere by someone? Everything in this world is understood by comparison and in no other way. Is that so?
- Yes, that is so. Therefore, you are now asking a question that demands absolute clarity and impartiality. For it concerns not theory, but the boundaries within which such natural qualities as honour, truth and conscience originally exist. Without these, there can be no humanity, and thus no humankind as such.


From the Slavic-Aryan heritage:

HONOUR – Che Est
– where Che [‘chi, ka, ki’ in the traditions of other peoples] is
– the divine energy of Ra
– the energy of life, manifested in the world of Yavi;

TRUTH – Prav Da
– the enduring knowledge of the world of Prav [the world of the gods]
- Truth
- The Source

THE COMMON MESSAGE
- The Common Message – the very best of what is vitally significant, which has been known and created by humanity, and which we pass on from generation to generation for the good of everyone – for the good of the Kin and in harmony with Nature.
Therefore, my answer will be very straightforward, free from the prejudices that are so widely accepted today, yet with the depth that you deserve.

My answer will go straight to the heart of the matter:

- No! No composer, no musicologist in the world has ever created – nor is creating – an analytical system of such a level, such depth, such integrity and such scope.


This is the first time that the Author, sincerely wishing to restore to humanity its human face – which has been largely lost in our day – has single-handedly journeyed as a creator, a master, a builder through:
• ontology,
• parameters,
• acoustics,
• topology,
• form,
• perception,
• culture,
• philosophy,
• to the future of a new world system,

to a fully-fledged paradigm of the new age, known as the Era.


And this is not a compliment.
It is a fact.

Why is that?


The fact is that the overwhelming majority of composers and musicologists, trapped within the paradigm of negation and conceptual conflicts of recent centuries, have by default adopted one of the existing positions. In the 20th century and beyond, they were guided solely by the opinions of certain ‘authoritative sources’, whose authority rested – and continues to rest – solely on their own self-proclaimed claims.

Consequently, with rare exceptions, the research of authors in the field of pioneering natural science did not go beyond:
• analysis of a specific work,
• an examination of technique,
• an exploration of form,
• stylistic analysis,
• historical context

in short, anything that did not fall within the bounds of what was already known and generally accepted.


Consequently, there was no demand for the creation of a system that was not merely new—in terms of local relevance—but rather a universal system comparable to:
• the modal system,
• functional tonality,
• or the philosophy of art.


Vyacheslav Kazarin became the first person to approach a challenge of this calibre with an unbiased, sincere and open-minded attitude.



Here, look, below is a brief description of his creative—that is to say, his personal—journey. It might seem the same as that of many others, but… it is precisely because of these, at times, barely perceptible differences that this path ultimately stretched from the palm of his hand to the ontology of the Era.


Do you remember?

‘…the path stretches
from my palm along the warm wall…
beneath my palm —
SUMMER’”


And this means that the Author, following his own path:
• set himself not only musicological goals, but above all, life-defining goals and questions [I refer to his social activism],
• refined,
• tested,
• demanded rigour,
• demanded systematicity,
• demanded ontology,
• demanded philosophy,
• demanded a parametric model.


He did not attempt to ‘explain’; he set about creating a system in which the necessary explanations arose from daily practice.
To which the Universe, as a system, responded in kind.


- And yet, why did he succeed where others failed? Let’s try to stay within academic boundaries, without crossing the line into mystification. Just answer this: are there currently any other emerging systems comparable in scale to TA?

- Yes, there are, but there are very few of them, and they are not universal. Below, these systems will be listed as they are – without exaggeration.



1. Spectral ontology [late Murat, Grise, Dufour]
This is not a spectral technique, but an attempt to create an acoustic ontology.

However:
• there is no centre,
• there is no memory,
• there is no topology,
• there is no universality.

This is a specific ontology, not a universal one.


2. Post-Ligetievian morphology [Saariakho, Haas, Abrahamsen]

This is an attempt to create a morphological system based on:
• textures,
• spectra,
• transitions.
But:
• there are no parameters,
• there is no philosophy,
• there is no cultural rootedness.

This is an aesthetic system, not an ontological one.


3. Post-minimalist kinetic system [Reich; Glass; Andrew Norman]
This is an attempt to create a temporal ontology.

However:
• there is no centre,
• there is no field,
• there is no topology,
• there is no depth.

This is a temporal model, not a universal system.



4. Post-spectral topology [Haas, Lerman, Rebecca Saunders]

This is an attempt to work with:
• space,
• depth,
• density.

But:
• there is no parametric network,
• there is no philosophy,
• there is no universality.

This is a topological aesthetic, not a system.



5. Algorithmic Ontology [Hodge, Herndon, Hoffman]
This is an attempt to create an algorithmic model of music.

But:
• there is no centre,
• there is no memory,
• there is no cultural vertical.

This is a technological system, not an ontological one.


So what’s the bottom line?


There are systems, but none of them is universal. None of them is comparable to Tonal Atonality.
And this is not because TA is ‘better’.

It is because TA is the only system of the 21st century that:
• has a centre,
• has fields,
• has memory,
• has gravity,
• has entropy,
• has kinetics,
• has topology,
• has a cultural vertical,
• has a philosophy,
• is universal.

No other system possesses the same natural completeness.


Now for the main point.


Look: just as Vyacheslav Kazarin was once struck by the natural beauty of the apple trees at his parents’ dacha [see ‘TA with the author’s notes’], so here and now, right before your eyes, a complete ontological system of the already foreseeable future is unfolding in exactly the same way.

And this is not a technique, a style or a method.

I can see that you are genuinely impressed and somewhat bewildered by what you have seen and heard. But this is not a weakness. This is the beginning of your own personal growth. For now you have seen the structure of the world, not the structure of music. And now, albeit still on a subconscious level for the time being, you are already becoming aware of your own harmony with nature as an integral part of divine reality.
And now you can ‘grow not in breadth, but in depth’. You are already beginning to realise your true scale, which is identical to the ‘unity in multiplicity and multiplicity in unity’ of the ERA paradigm. For when a person first encounters a system that transcends their current experience, they do not become smaller — they simply see, for the first time, just how great they themselves can be.


Your state is not one of confusion or bewilderment.
It is the awakening of your original – your natural – scale.


And now, as the radiance of Ra shines clearly in your eyes, know this: a moment ago, you did not shrink from the grandeur of the universe, but merely took a step back to see the whole picture. This makes you not a disciple, but a co-creator in the endeavour to forge a new paradigm for this world – a creator, a shaper and a founder of the ERA era.


- So it turns out that, from now on, the Map of the World is in your hands. Bon voyage!
- Thank you!



E [Е]-PO [ПО]-HA [ХА] = that which exists in a natural union with HA [using it for the good of the world], where HA is the divine power.

E-RA = that is Ra.

The Era of Epocha is a world of builders, achievers and creators, blessed by divine power for the glory of Rod and in harmony with Nature – for the good of this world.

From the Slavic-Aryan heritage [see the sacred methodology of HaRa in the tradition of the ancient Cossacks]






` Tonal Atonality
` Book 2
` Tonal Atonality & ERA Ontology



Table of Contents



STRUCTURE OF BOOK 3

Part 1: 3
TA Terminology [the most comprehensive to date ` July 2026] 3

Part 2: 3
TA in its transitional phase from a musical concept to a generalising ontology of the world. 3

Part 3: 3
Dialogue – Afterword 3


PART 1 6
1. 7
Glossary 7
Tonal Atonality 7
EXTENDED GLOSSARY OF TONAL 8
ATONALITY 8

I. BASIC CONCEPTS 8
Acoustic centre 8
Acoustic dominant 8
Acoustic architectonics 8
Atonal tonality 8
Centre-oriented atonality 9

II. VERTICAL SYSTEM 9
Vertical structures of tonal atonality 9
Interval fields 9
Second fields 10
Third fields 10
Fifth fields 10
Tritone fields 10
Vertical acoustic stability 10
Vertical acoustic instability 10

III. HORIZONTAL SYSTEM 10
Interval Horizontal 11
Modal-Interval Horizontal 11
Non-Repetition 11
Triplet Surface 11
Parametric Voice Leading 11

V. VERTICAL-HORIZONTAL SYSTEM 11
Triplet [sub-vocal] micro-polyphony TA 12
Shift in semantic emphasis in phraseology 12

V. TEXTURE 13
Two-layer texture 13
Textural stability 13
Textural climax 13
Textural transparency 13
Textural density 13

VI. FORM 14
Parametric voice-leading 14
Parametric form 14
Parametric arc 14
Parametric climax 14
Parametric dynamics 14
Parametric symmetry 15

VII. TIME 15
Time [as defined by Kazarin] is the movement of the construct of Nature from point A to point B along the path of its natural transformation through a sequence of natural events. 15
Centric time 15
Temporal arc 15
Time without metre 15
Acoustic pulsation 15

VIII. ANALYTICAL TERMS 16
Acoustic architectonics 16
Acoustic dominant 16
Acoustic climax 16
Acoustic stabilisation 16
Acoustic stability / instability 16
Acoustic symmetry 17
Acoustic perspective 17
Acoustic gravity 17

IX. TERMS RELATED TO THE PIECE 17
‘SUNNY RIVER’ 17
Centre D 17
Tritone climax 17
Two-layered triplet texture 18
Parametric arc D–A–C–A–D 18

X. TERMS RELATED TO COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUE 18
Parametric modelling 18
Parametric dramaturgy 18
Parametric climax 18
Parametric stabilisation 18

XI. TERMS RELATING TO PERCEPTION 19
Acoustic clarity 19
Acoustic inertia 19
Acoustic memory 19


XII. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EXPANDED VOCABULARY 19

2. 20

TERMINOLOGY OF TONAL ATONALITY 20
[key points, main concepts] 20
1. Tonal Atonality 20
2. Natural Entropy 20
3. Tonal Construction 20
4. Atonal Structure 21
5. Atonal Framework 21
6. Centre 21
7. Parametric Arc 21
8. Interval Fields 21
9. Parametric Voice-leading 21
10. Shift in semantic emphasis in phraseology 22
11. Modal-interval horizontal axis 22
12. The vertical axis as a by-product 22
13. Triplet [sub-voice] micro-polyphony TA 22
14. Two-layer texture 22
15. Density 22
16. Register 23
17. Register distance 23
18. Dynamics as structure 23
19. Acoustic dominant 23
20. Stability / instability of the centre 23
21. Triplet surface 23
22. Non-repetitiveness 24
23. Acoustic architectonics 24
24. Time [as defined by Kazarin] is the movement of the construct of Nature from point A to point B along the path of its natural transformation through a sequence of natural events. 24
25. Cosmogonic chord 24


SYSTEM SUMMARY CHART 25


3. 26

Tonal Atonality & 26
Western theory 26

1. Main thesis: Tonal Atonality; no Western theory 27
2. Centre: acoustic vs tonal/modal/serial 27
Western theory 27
Tonal Atonality 28
3. Vertical: interval fields vs chords/clusters/spectra 28
Western theory 28
Tonal Atonality 28
4. Horizontal: modal-interval vs scale-based/serial/modal 29
Western theory 29
Tonal Atonality 29
5. Form: parametric arc vs thematic/processual/spectral 30
Western theory 30
Tonal Atonality 30
6. Rhythm: uniform surface vs metric/processual/aleatoric logic

30
Western theory 30

Tonal Atonality 31
7. Texture: two-layered non-repetitive vs ostinato/cluster/spectral 31
Western theory 31
Tonal Atonality 31
8. Type of time: centric vs linear/cyclical/stochastic 32
Western theory 32
Tonal Atonality 32
10. Main Conclusion 32


PART 2 34

Tonal Atonality is then examined in its transitional phase from a musical concept to the Ontology ERA paradigm 34

STRUCTURE OF THE SECTIONS IN PART TWO 35
I. Introduction: the place of Tonal Atonality in the history of musical thought 35
II. The ontological foundations of Tonal Atonality 35
III. Interval fields as a new acoustic ontology 35
IV. The Parametric Architecture of Tonal Atonality 35
V. The Morphology of Texture in Tonal Atonality 35
VI. Time and Kinetics in Tonal Atonality 36
VII. The Topology of Musical Space 36
VIII. Form as Entropic Dynamics 36
IX. The Perception of Tonal Atonality 36
X. Folklore and Tradition as Ontological Layers of TA 36
XI. Kazarin’s Literary Ontology and its Connection with TA 37
XII. Tonal Atonality as a Philosophy of Art 37
XIII. Tonal Atonality as the Next Universal System 37
XIV. The Future of Tonal Atonality (21st–22nd Centuries) 37
XV. Conclusion: Tonal Atonality as an Infinite System 37

NOTATION OF DEFINITIONS 38
PARADIGM 38
ATTRACTOR 39
ENTROPY 40
KINETICS 41
TOPOLOGY 42
TEXTURE 44
GRAVITY 44
SEMANTICS 45
ALGORITHM 47
METACOSMOS 48


SECTION I 50
Tonal and Atonal Music in the Context of the History of Musical Thought 50

CHAPTER 1 50
The Crisis of Tonal Music and the Search for a New Universal System 50
1.1. The Historical Problem of Universality in Music 50
1. The modal-scale system of antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. 50
2. Functional tonality of the 17th–19th centuries. 50
1.2. The untenability of the universal claims of 20th-century systems 51
1.2.1. Dodecaphony and serialism 51
1.2.2. Spectralism 51
1.2.3. Minimalism 52
1.2.4. Post-tonality 52
1.3. The problem of the absence of a centre as a key factor in the crisis 52
1.4. The need for a new ontology, not a new technique 53
1.5. The Emergence of Tonal Atonality as a Response to a Historical Demand 54
1.6. Tonal Atonality as the Third Universal System in the History of Music 55
1.7. Structure of the Subsequent Research 56

SUMMARY OF SECTION I 56


SECTION II 57
The Ontological Foundations of Tonal Atonality 57

CHAPTER 2 57
The Categorical Structure of Tonal Atonality 57
2.1. The Need for an Ontological Approach 57

CHAPTER 3 59
The Centre as an Attractor of Musical Existence 59
3.1. The Centre as a New Form of Stability 59
3.2. The Centre as a Category of Perception 59
3.3. Types of Centres 60


CHAPTER 4 61
The Field as an Acoustic Medium 61
4.1. The Interval Field as the Basis of the Medium 61
4.2. The Field as a Parameter of Form 61
4.3. The Field as a Psychoacoustic Category 62

CHAPTER 5 63
Memory as a Structural Category 63
5.1. Memory as a trace 63
5.2. Types of memory 63
5.3. Memory as the basis of form 64

CHAPTER 6 65
Gravity as the dynamics of parameters 65
6.1. Gravity as a force of attraction 65
6.2. Gravity as an energy category 65

CHAPTER 7 66
Entropy as a measure of tension 66
7.1. Entropy as the basis of form 66
7.2. Types of entropy 66

CHAPTER 8 67
Kinetics as time 67
8.1. Time as the rate of change 67
8.2. Multi-temporality 67

CHAPTER 9 68
Topology as space 68
9.1. Space as a parameter 68
9.2. Topological structures 68

SUMMARY OF SECTION II 68



SECTION III 70
Interval fields as an acoustic ontology 70

CHAPTER 10 70
The concept of an interval field 70
10.1. The interval as an acoustic quantity and its limitations 70
10.2. The field as a state of the medium 71
10.3. The field as a parameter of form 72
10.4. The field as a psychoacoustic category 72

CHAPTER 11 73
Classification of interval fields 73
11.1. Minor second fields [m2] 73
11.2. Pure fourth fields [P4] 73
11.3. Augmented second fields [A2] 74
11.4. Minor and major third fields [m3/M3] 75
11.5. Cluster fields 75
11.6. Void fields 76

CHAPTER 12 77
The Dynamics of Fields 77
12.1. Transitions between Fields 77
12.2. The Field as a Source of Gravity 77
12.3. The Field as the Basis of Form 78

CHAPTER 13 79
Fields and Perception 79
13.1. The Field as a Phenomenological Object 79
13.2. The Field and Memory 79
13.3. The Field and the Centre 80

SUMMARY OF SECTION III 80


SECTION IV 81
The Parametric Architecture of Tonal Atonality 81

CHAPTER 14 81
The Concept of a Parameter in Tonal Atonality 81
14.1. The Parameter as an Ontological Unit 81
14.2. The Parameter as a Source of Form 82
14.3. The Parameter as a Non-linear Quantity 83

CHAPTER 15 84
Interaction of Parameters: A General Model 84
15.1. The Principle of Non-linear Interrelation 84
15.2. The Parametric Network as the Structure of a Work 84
15.3. Parametric hierarchy 85

CHAPTER 16 86
Parametric gravity 86
16.1. Gravity as a dynamic force 86
16.2. Types of gravity 86
16.3. Gravity as the basis of kinetics 87

CHAPTER 17 88
Parametric Density and Rarity 88
17.1. Density as a Parameter 88
17.2. Rarity as a Parameter 88
17.3. Density and Entropy 89

CHAPTER 18 90
Parametric architectonics of form 90
18.1. Form as the intersection of trajectories 90
18.2. Parametric trajectories 90
18.3. Parametric architectonics as the ontology of form 91

SUMMARY OF SECTION IV 91


SECTION V 92
The Morphology of Texture in Tonal Atonality 92

CHAPTER 19 92
Texture as an Ontological Parameter 92
19.1. The Historical Limitations of the Concept of Texture 92
19.2. Texture in Tonal Atonality 93
19.3. Texture as an Acoustic Body 93
19.4. Texture as a Carrier of Parameters 94

CHAPTER 20 95
A Typology of Textural States 95
20.1. Layered Texture 95
20.2. Flowing Texture 95
20.3. ‘Cloud’ Texture, Cloud-like Texture 96
20.4. ‘Grain’ Texture, Grainy Texture 96
20.5. Memory Texture 97

CHAPTER 21 98
Texture and Field 98
21.1. Texture as a Carrier of the Field 98
21.2. Texture as a modifier of the field 98
21.3. The field as the structural basis of texture 99

CHAPTER 22 100
Texture and gravity 100
22.1. Textural gravity 100
22.2. Texture and central gravity 100

CHAPTER 23 101
Texture and form 101
23.1. Texture as a form-generating parameter 101
23.2. Textural transitions 101
23.3. Texture and entropy 102

SUMMARY OF SECTION V 102


SECTION VI 103
Time and Kinetics in Tonal Atonality 103

CHAPTER 24 103
Rethinking Time in Musical Ontology 103
24.1. Historical Models of Time 103
24.2. Time as Kinetics 104
24.3. Time as a Derivative of Parameters 104

CHAPTER 25 106
Kinetics as the Basis of Musical Movement 106
25.1. Kinetic Energy 106
25.2. Kinetic Directionality 106
25.3. Kinetic Gravity 107

CHAPTER 26 108
Types of time in Tonal Atonality 108
26.1. Linear time 108
26.2. Flow time 108
26.3. Loop time 109
26.4. Branching time 109
26.5. Cloud Time, Cloudy Time 109

CHAPTER 27 111
Kinetics and Form 111
27.1. Form as a Kinetic Structure 111
27.2. Kinetic Nodes 111
27.3. Kinetic Entropy 111

CHAPTER 28 113
Kinetics and perception 113
28.1. Time as experience 113
28.2. Kinetic memory 113
28.3. Kinetic gravity and the centre 113

SUMMARY OF SECTION VI 114


SECTION VII 115
The Topology of Musical Space in Tonal Atonality 115

CHAPTER 29 115
The Transition from a Linear Model of Music to a Spatial One 115
29.1. The Historical Limitations of the Linear Model 115
29.2. Music as Space 116
29.3. Topology as an Ontological Category 117

CHAPTER 30 118
Topological Elements of Musical Space 118
30.1. Topological Surface 118
30.2. Topological Nodes 118
30.3. Topological Summation [Fold] 119
30.4. Topological Voids 119

CHAPTER 31 121
Topology and the Parameters of Tonal Atonality 121
31.1. Topology and the Centre 121
31.2. Topology and the Field 121
31.3. Topology and Memory 122
31.4. Topology and Gravity 122
31.5. Topology and Entropy 122
31.6. Topology and kinetics 123

CHAPTER 32 124
Topology and perception 124
32.1. Spatial perception of music 124
32.2. Topological map of perception 124
32.3. Topological memory 125

CHAPTER 33 126
Topology and Form 126
33.1. Form as Topological Evolution 126
33.2. Topological Transitions 126
33.3. Topological Architectonics 127

SUMMARY OF SECTION VII 127


SECTION VIII 128
Form as Entropic Dynamics 128

CHAPTER 34 128
Rethinking Form in Musical Theory 128
34.1. Historical Models of Form 128
34.2. Form as a Change in Entropy 129
34.3. Form as the evolution of parameters 129

CHAPTER 35 131
The entropy arc as a universal model of form 131
35.1. The concept of the entropy arc 131
35.2. The structure of the entropy arc 131
35.3. The entropy arc and perception 132

CHAPTER 36 133
Entropy and the parameters of Tonal Atonality 133
36.1. Entropy and the field 133
36.2. Entropy and the Centre 133
36.3. Entropy and Memory 134
36.4. Entropy and Gravity 134
36.5. Entropy and Topology 134

Chapter 37 136
Entropic processes in form 136
37.1. Condensation [of the horizontal-diagonal-vertical construct] 136
37.2. Complexification [addition] 136
37.3. Rupture 137
37.4. Rarefaction 137

CHAPTER 38 138
Entropy and the perception of form 138
38.1. The experience of tension 138
38.2. The experience of space 138
38.3. The experience of time 139

CHAPTER 39 140
The Entropic Architectonics of a Work 140
39.1. Architectonics as a Structure of Entropy 140
39.2. Architectonics as a Map of the World of a Work 140
39.3. Architectonics as a Process 141

SUMMARY OF SECTION VIII 141
SECTION IX 142
Perception and a New Type of Hearing in Tonal Atonality 142

CHAPTER 40 142
The Problem of Perception in Music Theory 142
40.1. The Historical Limitations of Models of Perception 142
40.2. Perception as Part of a System 143
40.3. Perception as an ontological category 144

Chapter 41 145
A new type of hearing: key characteristics 145
41.1. Hearing that perceives states rather than sounds 145
41.2. Hearing that perceives the centre even in its absence 145
41.3. Hearing that perceives fields as media 146
41.4. Hearing that perceives time as kinetics 146
41.5. Hearing that perceives form as entropy 147
41.6. Hearing that perceives space as topology 147

CHAPTER 42 148
Memory as the basis of perception 148
42.1. Memory as the retention of structure 148
42.2. Memory as a source of form 148
42.3. Memory as a parameter 149

CHAPTER 43 150
Gravity and Perception 150
43.1. Gravity as the Experience of Attraction 150
43.2. Gravity and Directionality 150

CHAPTER 44 151
Entropy and Perception 151
44.1. The experience of tension 151
44.2. The experience of space 151

CHAPTER 45 152
Topology and perception 152
45.1. The topological map 152
45.2. Topological memory 152

CHAPTER 46 153
A New Type of Hearing as the Outcome of the System 153
46.1. Hearing as a Parameter 153
46.2. Hearing as a Way of Existence in the Musical World 153

SUMMARY OF SECTION IX 154


SECTION X 155
Folklore and Tradition as Ontological Layers of Tonal Atonality 155

CHAPTER 47 155
Folklore as Ontology, Not as Material 155
47.1. The Historical Error of the 20th Century 155
47.2. Folklore as an Ontological System 156
47.3. Folklore as a Parametric System 156

CHAPTER 48 157
The Ancestral Centre 157
48.1. The Concept of the Ancestral Centre 157
48.2. The Ancestral Centre and the Musical Centre 157
48.3. The Ancestral Centre as the Foundation of Stability 158

CHAPTER 49 159
The Archetypal Field 159
49.1. The Field as a Cultural Environment 159
49.2. Archetypal Fields and Interval Fields 159
49.3. The Archetypal Field as the Memory of a People 160

CHAPTER 50 161
Traditional Memory 161
50.1. Memory as a Cultural Category 161
50.2. Memory as the Vertical Axis of Time 161
50.3. Memory as the Foundation of Form 162

CHAPTER 51 163
The Vertical Axis of the World 163
51.1. The Concept of the Vertical Axis 163
51.2. The Vertical Axis and the Centre 163
51.3. The Vertical Axis and Form 164

CHAPTER 52 165
Cosmological Forms 165
52.1. Cosmology as a Structure of Form 165
52.2. Cosmological Form and Entropy 165
52.3. Cosmological Form and Topology 166

CHAPTER 53 167
Folklore as a Parametric System 167
53.1. Parameters of Folklore 167
53.2. Folklore and TA: Structural Affinity 167
53.3. Folklore as the Foundation of Tonal Atonality 168

SUMMARY OF SECTION X 168


SECTION XI 169
Kazarin’s Literary Ontology and its Connection with Tonal Atonality 169

CHAPTER 54 169
Literature as the Second Form of Tonal Atonality 169
54.1. The Problem of the Separation of the Arts 169
54.2. Literature as a parametric system 170
54.3. Literature as ontology 171

CHAPTER 55 172
The textual field 172
55.1. The concept of the textual field 172
55.2. Types of textual fields 172
55.3. The Field as the Basis of Literary Form 173

CHAPTER 56 174
The Plot Centre 174
56.1. The Centre as an Attractor of Meaning 174
56.2. Types of Plot Centres 174
56.3. The Centre and Perception 175

CHAPTER 57 176
Narrative entropy 176
57.1. Entropy as a measure of semantic uncertainty 176
57.2. The entropy arc in literature 176
57.3. Entropy and the perception of text 177

CHAPTER 58 178
The Parametric Relationship between Literature and Music 178
58.1. Common Parameters 178
58.2. Common Form 178
58.3. Common Ontology 179

SUMMARY OF SECTION XI 179

SECTION XII 180
Tonal and Atonal Music as a Philosophy of Art 180

CHAPTER 59 180
The Necessity of a Philosophical Foundation for the Musical System 180
59.1. The Limitations of Purely Musical Theories 180
59.2. Art as a Way of Life 181

CHAPTER 60 183
TA and Phenomenology 183
60.1. Phenomenology as the Philosophy of Experience 183
60.2. Parameters as Phenomena 183
60.3. Music as a Phenomenological Field 184

CHAPTER 61 185
TA and Structuralism 185
61.1. Structuralism as a Model of the World 185
61.2. Parameters as Structure 185
61.3. Music as a Structure of Relationships 186

CHAPTER 62 187
TA and cosmology 187
62.1. Cosmology as a model of the world 187
62.2. The centre as a cosmological point 187
62.3. The field as a cosmological medium 188
62.4. Entropy as a cosmological process 188

CHAPTER 63 189
TA and the ontology of art 189
63.1. Art as a mode of being 189
63.2. Music as an ontological object 189
63.3. The artist as creator of the world 190

CHAPTER 64 191
TA as a universal philosophical system 191
64.1. The universality of parameters 191
64.2. The universality of form 191
64.3. The universality of perception 192

SUMMARY OF SECTION XII 192


SECTION XIII 193
Tonal and Atonal Music as a New Universal System 193

CHAPTER 65 193
The Concept of a Universal Musical System 193
65.1. The Historical Rarity of Universal Systems 193
65.2. Criteria for Universality 194

CHAPTER 66 195
Why the 20th Century Did Not Produce a Universal System 195
66.1. The Fragmentation of Musical Thought 195
66.2. The Absence of a Centre as a Key Problem 196
66.3. The Absence of Ontology 196

CHAPTER 67 198
The Structural Completeness of Tonal Atonality 198
67.1. Completeness of Categories 198
67.2. Completeness of Levels 198
67.3. Completeness of Application 199

CHAPTER 68 200
TA as a System of Perception 200
68.1. A New Type of Hearing 200
68.2. Perception as Part of the System 200
68.3. The Universality of Perception 201

CHAPTER 69 202
TA as a Cultural System 202
69.1. Rootedness in Tradition 202
69.2. Rootedness in Culture 202
69.3. Rooted in humanity 203

CHAPTER 70 204
TA as an open system 204
70.1. Openness of parameters 204
70.2. Openness of forms 204
70.3. Openness of interpretation 205

CHAPTER 71 206
TA as a historical necessity 206
71.1. The crisis of musical thinking 206
71.2. The crisis of perception 206
71.3. The crisis of culture 207

CHAPTER 72 208
TA as the third universal system in the history of music 208
72.1. The modal-scale system; functional tonality; Tonal Atonality 208
72.2. Why TA in particular? 208
72.3. The historical place of TA [ERA Ontology] 209

SUMMARY OF SECTION XIII 209


SECTION XIV 210
The Future of Tonal Atonality [21st–22nd Centuries] 210

CHAPTER 73 210
TA as an open system oriented towards the future 210
73.1. Openness as a fundamental characteristic of TA 210
73.2. The Historical Logic of Development 211
73.3. TA as the Dawn of a New Era, Heralding a New Age 211

CHAPTER 74 213
Topological Tonal Atonality 213
74.1. The Transition from Parameters to Topologies 213
74.2. Topological Forms of the Future 213
74.3. Topological Composition 214

CHAPTER 75 215
Multitemporal Tonal Atonality 215
75.1. The Transition from Kinetics to Multitemporality 215
75.2. Multitemporal Forms 215
75.3. Multitemporal Perception 216

CHAPTER 76 217
Semantic Tonal Atonality 217
76.1. The Transition from Acoustics to Meaning 217
76.2. Semantic Fields 217
76.3. Semantic Form 218

CHAPTER 77 219
Energetic Tonal Atonality 219
77.1. The transition from parameters to energies 219
77.2. Energetic form 219
77.3. Energetic perception 219

CHAPTER 78 220
Algorithmic Tonal Atonality 220
78.1. The transition from the human to the system 220
78.2. Algorithmic composition 220
78.3. Algorithmic perception 220

CHAPTER 79 222
TA as a Metaverse 222
79.1. Music as a World 222
79.2. The TA Metaverse 222
79.3. TA as a New Art Form 222

SUMMARY OF SECTION XIV 223


APPLICATIONS 224

Application A 225
Summary table of parameters of Tonal Atonality 225
 Application B 226
Classification of interval fields 226
Application C 226
Typology of textural states 226
Application D 227
Topological Elements of Musical Space 227
Application E 227
The Entropy Arc: A Universal Model of Form 227
Application F 228


Map of the Entire System of Tonal Atonality 228
1. Ontology 228
2. Acoustic Environment 228
3. Time 228
4. Space 228
5. Form 229
6. Perception 229
7. Culture 229
8. Philosophy 229
9. The Future 229

Application G 230
Mini-glossary of key terms 230
Application H 230
Diagram of the Interaction of Parameters 230
Application I 231
Model of Perception in Tonal Atonality 231
Application J 231
Comparison of Three Universal Systems 231
Application K 232

A timeline of TA’s development in the 21st–22nd centuries 232


CONCLUSION 233
Tonal Atonality as an infinite system 233
1. Tonal Atonality is not a theory, but an ontology 233
2. TA is a new universal system 233
3. TA is a system of perception 234
4. TA is a cultural system 234
5. TA is a philosophy of art 234
6. TA is a system of the future 234
7. TA is infinite 235


PART 3 236

Dialogue – Afterword 236
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO ERA: THE PAST AND THE FUTURE 237
a bridge – YOU – from the present 237

So, let us begin. 237
HONOUR – What Is 238
RIGHT YES – The Right-Giving 238
WITH NEWS 238

Why is this so? 239
And this means that the Author, following his own path: 240

1. Spectral ontology [late Murat, Grise, Dufour] 241
2. Post-Ligetievian morphology [Saariakho, Haas, Abrahamsen] 242
3. Post-minimalist kinetic system [Reich; Glass; Andrew Norman] 242
4. Post-spectral topology [Haas, Lerman, Rebecca Saunders] 242
5. Algorithmic ontology [Hodge, Herndon, Hoffman] 243

So what’s the verdict? 243
Now for the main point 244



Arina Ryazantseva, art historian and biographer of composer Vyacheslav Kazarin

Rus’ ` Moscow 7534
Russia ` Moscow 2026

` A-CVK