Talk:Harmonic series (music)

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Not sure that assertion concerning combination tones contradicts overtone series as source of consonance and dissonance.

The discussion designed to rebut the concept of natural harmonic series as source of consonance and dissonance does not argue well. The writer is merely demonstrating that these sine wave frequencies are members of a natural harmonic series, but not the holders of the fundimental frequency. All lowest common denominator calculations are merely indicating the harmonic series to which both frequencies belong. The higher the partial numbers of teh two frequencies, the more dissoonant those frequencies appear will be percieved. This article needs cleanup. Davidbrucesmith 07:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barbershop

On the use of the term "overtone", this page says: "Barbershop uses overtone colloquially in reference to the psychoacoustic phenomenon of close harmony." But the Barbershop music page and other info I've seen emphasis the use of Just intonation and the resulting resonant "ringing" sound. Unless I'm mistaken (quite possible), I don't think "overtone" just means "close harmony" in barbershop.. ? Pfly 07:47, 9 March 2007 (UTC)