The Physics Of Dissonance



The Physics Of Dissonance with tags physics, minutephysics, science
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References used for this video:
- Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale by W. Sethares, 2nd Ed. 2004
- Tonal Consonance and Critical Bandwidth by R. Plomp & W. Levelt, 1965
- Auditory Patterns by H. Fletcher, 1940
- On The Sensations Of Tone by H. Helmholtz, 1875
MinutePhysics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics - all in a minute!
Created by Henry Reich
Produced by Joshua Chawner
00:00 - Intro
01:57 - Contents
02:13 - 1) Dissonance of Pure Sine Waves
07:42 - 2) Dissonance of Notes with Overtones
11:28 - 3) Dissonance and Scales
15:29 - 3.5) Is any of this true??
19:06 - 4) Dissonance in Chords
23:58 - Conclusion
24:15 - Sponsorship from ASA
25:03 - 5) Caveats and T-shirt!