harmonics

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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

This excitation triggers the generation of harmonic electronic states that give rise to single photons -- similar to how musical harmonics produce notes across multiple octaves.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

Intriguingly, these harmonics correlate with the energies of SPEs observed across numerous experiments conducted worldwide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

What is a string player doing when she plays "harmonics"? Why do some notes sound good together while other notes seem to clash with each other?

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