consonance
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"When we use instruments like the bonang, Pythagoras's special numbers go out the window and we encounter entirely new patterns of consonance and dissonance," Dr Harrison said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024
Sorey’s music here revels in a dreamy consonance during Gay’s first extended description of Dr. J’s drive to the basket.
From New York Times • May 30, 2023
This dark consonance was never more clear than on Oct.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020
For example, can pharmaceutical products from India, which are in consonance with Indian and the receiving country’s laws, be seized in transit in Europe if they violate the EU’s patent laws?
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2019
Of course, if there are problems with tuning, the notes will not sound good together, but this is not what consonance and dissonance are about.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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