In order to input the normal form, first the alphabet must be chosen. According to this choice
If a tone row is input which is not the normal form of its orbit
it will not be found in the database. E.g. the sequence
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,1
also describes the chromatic scale, but is not contained in the
database.
In order to obtain the normal form of an arbitrary tone row the link D12 × D12-normal form of a tone row or Normal forms of a tone row in the 12-scale can be used.
In order to look for a tone row where there is a gap of exactly
two pitch classes between 4 and 6 type
4,.,.,6 (for the alphabet {1,…,12}) or
3,.,.,5 (for the alphabet {0,…,11}) or
3..5 (for the alphabet
{0,…,9,A,B}).
In order to look for a tone row where there is a gap of at least
one pitch class between 10 and 12 type
10,.+,12 (for the alphabet {1,…,12}) or
9,.+,11 (for the alphabet {0,…,11}) or
9.+B (for the alphabet
{0,…,9,A,B}).
Take care: Searching in the alphabet {1,…,12} for
4,..,6 seaches for tone rows where there is a 2-digit
number between 4 and 6, thus for 4,10,6, or
4,11,6 or 4,12,6, whereas in the alphabet {0,…,11} it searches
for tone rows of the form 4,10,6, or 4,11,6.
Finally in the alphabet
{0,…,9,A,B} searching for 4..6 finds those tone
rows where there are two pitchclasses between 4 and
6.