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Pythagorean
Why are the frequency ratios of notes in the Pythagorean scales 9/8 and 256/243?
Why are the frequency ratios of notes in the Pythagorean scales 9/8 and 256/243? In Pythagorean tuning, for every 7th semitones the frequency would in...
Violin pythagorean tuning
From this perspective, it may be expected that violinists prefer Pythagorean intonation because both the violin and the Pythagorean model rely on perf...
How did Pythagoras and Ptolemy measure the relative pitch of musical notes?
Both Pythagoras and Ptolemy believed that the intervals between notes in music should be ratios of small integer numbers. This is known as Just Intona...
What is the significance of Pythagorean comma (as in why is there a need to end in the same place)?
Why does the Pythagorean comma exist?Why is Pythagorean tuning important?What is the Pythagorean comma in music?What does a comma mean in orchestra?Wh...
How to construct a pythagorean scale?
How do you find the Pythagorean scale?How did Pythagoras develop the musical scale?Did Pythagoras invent musical scales?Is Pythagorean tuning the same...
Pythagorean ratios
Pythagorean tuning is a system of musical tuning in which the frequency ratios of all intervals are based on the ratio 3:2. This ratio, also known as ...
Pythagorean frequency chart
How do you calculate Pythagorean tuning?Is Pythagorean tuning still used?How did Pythagoras measure frequency?What intervals did Pythagoras find?How d...
Pythagorean tuning calculator
How do you calculate Pythagorean tuning?What is the Pythagorean tuning system?Is Pythagorean tuning the same as just intonation?What did Pythagoras di...
Pythagorean intervals
How do you calculate Pythagorean tuning?What is the Pythagorean musical scale?How did Pythagoras discover intervals?Did Pythagoras create musical scal...