Interval Ratio

Ratio of the frequencies of the pitches in a musical interval
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Spooky music: Eerie on the ears
I heard there was a scary chord...
qz.com
Mathematical difference between white and black notes in a piano
The division of the chromatic scale in $7$ natural notes (white keys in a piano) and $5$ accidental ones (black) seems a bit arbitrary to me. Apparently, adjacent notes in a piano (including white...
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math.stackexchange.com
In Ippei Mizuhara's text messages, problem gamblers see a familiar obsession
The money involved was massive, but the behavior of Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter felt familiar to those involved with problem gambling
Sports
theathletic.com
Quarter-Comma Meantone (Part 1)
I've spent the last few weeks drawing pictures of tuning systems, since I realized this is a good way to show off their mathematical beauty. Now I'll start deploying them! I've al…
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johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com
relationship among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major…
Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_fifths Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34687075 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
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Can science make a better music theory?
My last post discussed how we should be deriving music theory from empirical observation of what people like using ethnomusicology. Another good strategy would be to derive music theory from observ…
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