Music
What a Note Is
The series hiding inside one string, the piano's compromise, and why thirds jar
Pythagoras · Helmholtz · the tuners · 3 chapters · 9 min read
The series hiding inside one string, the piano's compromise, and why thirds jar.
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- 01Why a Violin Is Not a FluteOn the series hiding inside a single string, and why the first tenth of a second decides everything.
- 02The Compromise in Every PianoOn a gap of a quarter of a semitone that will not go away.
- 03Why Two Notes FightOn beating, roughness, and the interval that was banned and then became the blues.