Is the Tritone the most dissonant interval?

If you define dissonance as the the interval most wanting to resolve then I would have to say the tritone because it kind of defines the V7-I cadence which, in the tonal system at least, is the 'strongest' cadence.

1. Which is the most dissonant interval?
2. What is the most dissonant scale?
3. Is a tritone consonant or dissonant?
4. Why is the tritone so dissonant?

Which is the most dissonant interval?

The Augmented 4th, or Tritonus, which spans three whole steps in the scale, is one of the most dissonant musical intervals around.

What is the most dissonant scale?

The exotic Locrian scale is the darkest, most dissonant mode of the major scale. It works well over a half-diminished chord (also known as a min7(b5) chord). When approaching a half-diminished chord, some players like to sharpen the b2 from the Locrian mode to a natural 2.

Is a tritone consonant or dissonant?

Consonant: minor third, tritone, minor sixth, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, and possibly minor seventh or even major second. Dissonant: major third, major sixth.

Why is the tritone so dissonant?

It's "unstable" due to the interaction of the overtones of the two pitches, which don't blend. Consonant intervals share some harmonics because their frequencies are in simple ratios; the tritone is not.