consonance

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"When we use instruments like the bonang, Pythagoras's special numbers go out the window and we encounter entirely new patterns of consonance and dissonance," Dr Harrison said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

This dark consonance was never more clear than on Oct.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020

Suspensions were a favorite expressive device in the Baroque era, created when one of two voices moves a step, creating a temporary dissonance that is resolved when the other voice follows suit, restoring consonance.

From New York Times • May 26, 2020

For example, can pharmaceutical products from India, which are in consonance with Indian and the receiving country’s laws, be seized in transit in Europe if they violate the EU’s patent laws?

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2019

But consonance and dissonance do also have a strong physical basis in nature.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones