Abstract:The perception of two (or more) simultaneous musical notes, depending on
their pitch interval(s), could be broadly categorized as consonant or
dissonant. Previous literature has suggested that musicians and
non-musicians adopt different strategies when discerning music
intervals: musicians rely on the frequency ratio (defined as the
relative ratio between the two fundamental frequencies, such as 3:2
(C-G), perfect fifth/consonant; vs. the mixtures of semitones, as 45:32
(C-#F), tritone/dissonant) for the music… Show more
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