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Journal of Mathematics and Music
Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Music Theory, Analysis, Composition and Performance
Volume 16, 2022 - Issue 3: Tribute to Jack Douthett; Guest Editor: Jason Yust
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Partitions, their classes, and multicolour evenness

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Pages 303-345 | Received 27 Mar 2021, Accepted 10 Sep 2022, Published online: 11 Oct 2022

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