harmonics
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Bryce Dessner’s recent Violin Concerto was dominated by soloist Pekka Kuusisto’s vivid bowing, creating astonishing acoustical effects with harmonics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
“There’s something that happens when you lock in to somebody and all the harmonics ping,” says Sting backup singer Jo Lawry.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024
Just like overtones in a musical instrument, harmonics are superimposed on the fundamental mode.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
Instead, an extended model including higher harmonics is required to describe the tunneling current between the two superconductors.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
So the ratio7l of the frequencies of the second to the third harmonics is 2:3.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
