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- Why do octaves and fifths sound consonant?
- Why are octaves consonant?
- What causes consonance dissonance?
- What does consonance do in music?
Why do octaves and fifths sound consonant?
The octave, fifth, and fourth are the intervals which have been considered to be consonant throughout history by essentially all cultures, so they form a logical base for the building up of musical scales. A typical strategy for using these univerally consonant intervals is the circle of fifths.
Why are octaves consonant?
Consonance often is associated with the simplicity of the ratio, i.e. with ratios of lower simple numbers. ... Thus, a note and the note one octave higher are highly consonant because the partials of the higher note are also partials of the lower note.
What causes consonance dissonance?
Consonance: A combination of two (or more) tones of different frequencies that results in a musically pleasing sound. ... Dissonance: A combination of two (or more) tones of different frequencies that results in a musically displeasing sound.
What does consonance do in music?
Consonance and dissonance, in music, the impression of stability and repose (consonance) in relation to the impression of tension or clash (dissonance) experienced by a listener when certain combinations of tones or notes are sounded together.
