harmonics

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Even harmonics, which are essential for expanding practical uses of this technology, have been much harder to achieve.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

I like odd chord changes; when I was singing with the Jazz Passengers, that was sort of like going to college for me, they used all kinds of time signatures and harmonics and things.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

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

“Pisachi” alternates between hushed, singing harmonics and piquant rhythms painted in impassioned tremolos and spiky pizzicatos.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

This has a direct effect on the frequency and pitch of harmonics, and so it affects the basics of music tremendously.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones