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From: mem@sii.UUCP (Mark Mallett)
Newsgroups: net.music,net.physics
Subject: physics of harmony
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Date: Thu, 25-Aug-83 00:28:07 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 25 00:28:07 1983
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Can anybody tell me, or point me to literature describing, why certain
combinations of tones are pleasing and some aren't?  That is, I'd like
to know some of the physics of harmony.  For instance, why are
major thirds, fourths, fifths & major triads pleasant?  I can
tell the ratio of the frequencies of all the notes involved, and that
the base-10 logarithms of those ratios are rather interesting.  Any
real information would be appreciated.

Mark E. Mallett
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