Essays about: "just intonation"

Found 2 essays containing the words just intonation.

1. 1. Phainesthai : Auditory Processes as Tools for Musical Composition

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för komposition, dirigering och musikteori

   Author : Luka Aron; [2023]
   Keywords : music; psychoacoustics; auditory distortion products; tuning; just intonation; phenomenology;

   Abstract : The human auditory system can become an active agent in the production of sound when stimulated with specific tone combinations. The resulting auditory distortion products can be amplified and drawn attention to by employing certain just intonation practices – a compositional technique that may serve as a powerful catalyst for reaching different states of mind in listeners. READ MORE

3. 2. A = 432: A superior tuning or just a different intonation? How tuning standards affects emotional response, timbre and sound quality in music

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Simon Palmblad; [2018]
   Keywords : Music; Tuning systems; A = 432 Hz; Emotional response; Digital re-tuning; Pitch memory;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to explore the ways tuning to A = 432 Hz affects emotional response, timbre, sound quality, character and tone compared to the standard tuning of A = 440 Hz, and whether or not it is humanly possible to discern a difference between these two. This was all done in an effort to evaluate claims that A = 432 Hz is superior to standard tuning in regards the previously mentioned factors. READ MORE