 | Hermann Ludwig F. von Helmholtz - 1875 - 900 pages
...accompanied by a moderately loud series of the lower upper partial tones, up to about the sixth partial,1 are more harmonious and musical. Compared with simple...and of the French horn. The last-named tones form the transition to musical tones with high upper partials ; while the tones of flutes, and of pipes... | |
 | Lennox Browne - 1884 - 362 pages
...Musical Tones, which are accompanied by a moderately loud series of the lower upper partial tones, up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious...and soft if the higher upper partials are absent." 3. " If only the uneven partials are present, the quality of tone is hollow, and, when a large number... | |
 | Edward Napoleon Kirby - Expression - 1884 - 176 pages
...Musical Tones, which are accompanied by a moderately ioud series of the lower upper partial tones, up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious...and soft if the higher upper partials are absent." " If only the uneven particles are present the quality of tone is hollow, and when a large number of... | |
 | Hermann von Helmholtz - Music - 1885 - 608 pages
...[Eb has for 2nd partial eb, for 3rd üb, t rSee App. XX. sec. M. No. l, for Jenlower partial tones, up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious...time perfectly sweet and soft if the higher upper partíais are absent. To these belong the musical tones produced by the pianoforte, open organ pipes,... | |
 | John Gray McKendrick, William Snodgrass - Psychophysics - 1893 - 348 pages
...2. Musical tones, which are accompanied by a moderately loud series of the lower upper partial tones up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious...and of the French horn. The last-named tones form the transition to musical tones with high upper partials ; while the tones of flutes, and of pipes... | |
 | Hermann von Helmholtz - Music - 1895 - 608 pages
...[By has for 2nd partial c)>, for 3rd b\f, f [Sec App. XX. sec. M. No. 1, for Jeulower partial tones, up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious...voice and of the French horn. The lastnamed tones form the transition to musical tones with high upper partials ; while the tones of flutes, and of pipes... | |
 | Edward Napoleon Kirby - Oratory - 1895 - 216 pages
..." Musical tones, which are accompanied by a moderately loud series of the lower upper partial tones up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious...and soft if the higher upper partials are absent." " If only the uneven partials' are present, the quality of tone is hollow ; and when a large number... | |
 | David Martin Howard, Jamie Angus - Music - 2006 - 423 pages
...pitches. 2. Musical tones, which are accompanied by a moderately loud series of the lower partial tones up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious...pipes, the softer piano tones of the human voice and the French horn. 3. If only the unevenly numbered partials are present (as in narrow stopped organ... | |
 | Elocution - 1895 - 1034 pages
...'• Musical tones, which are accompanied by a moderately loud series of the lower upper partial tones up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious...and soft if the higher upper partials are absent. "If only the uneven partials are present, the quality of tone is hollow, and when a large number of... | |
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Musical Tones, which are accompanied by a moderately loud series of the lower partial tones, up to about the sixth partial, are more harmonious and musical. Compared with simple tones they are rich and splendid, while they are at the same time perfectly... 