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  2. Consonance and dissonance - Wikipedia

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    In music, consonance and dissonance are categorizations of simultaneous or successive sounds. Within the Western tradition, some listeners associate consonance with sweetness, pleasantness, and acceptability, and dissonance with harshness, unpleasantness, or unacceptability, although there is broad acknowledgement that this depends also on ...

  3. Consonance and dissonance | Harmony, Melody & Intervals |...

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    Consonance and dissonance, in music, the impression of stability and repose (consonance) in relation to the impression of tension or clash (dissonance) experienced by a listener when certain combinations of tones or notes are sounded together.

  4. Consonances and dissonances in music theory

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    Consonance and dissonance are musical terms describing whether combinations of notes sound good together or not. Notes that sound good together when played at the same time are called consonant.

  5. Music Theory/Consonance and Dissonance - Wikibooks

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    In this article, we will be using the terms "consonant" and "dissonant" as they are understood in common-practice tonal music, as is the tacit convention when speaking of consonance and dissonance in general. The perfect fifth and the perfect octave are considered perfect consonances.

  6. Consonance - (Intro to Musicianship) - Vocab, Definition ... -...

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    Consonance refers to the harmonious relationship between musical tones, typically perceived as pleasing or stable. This quality is often found in intervals, scales, harmonic progressions, and even in improvisational contexts, where certain combinations of notes create a sense of resolution and balance, enhancing the overall musical experience.

  7. Consonance - (Intro to Music) - Vocab, Definition, Explanations -...

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    Consonance refers to the harmonious combination of notes that sound pleasant together, often providing a sense of stability and resolution in music. This pleasing quality of sound plays a crucial role in establishing harmony and tonality, as consonant intervals are generally more agreeable to the ear compared to dissonant intervals.

  8. Consonance & Dissonance - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    Dissonance occurs when the length of string segments (i.e. frequency ratios) are far from/are not integers. When two (or more) musical tones are consonant, the phase relation of the higher frequency relative to the lower frequency is time-independent.

  9. 7.3: Consonance and Dissonance - Humanities LibreTexts

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    Consonance and dissonance are musical terms describing whether combinations of notes sound good together or not. Notes that sound good together when played at the same time are called consonant.

  10. Consonant - (AP Music Theory) - Vocab, Definition, Explanations -...

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    Definition. Consonant refers to the quality of harmony or agreement between musical notes, typically associated with intervals that sound stable and pleasing to the ear.

  11. 'Consonance' | Definition on FreeMusicDictionary.com

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    An accord of sounds sweet and pleasing to the ear as opposed to dissonance. Perfect consonances are the perfect fourth, fifth, and octave, imperfect consonances are the major and minor thirds and sixths. A combination of sounds producing a feeling of stability, or of little desire for resolution.