Klarinet Archive - Posting 000487.txt from 2000/08

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] inharmonic (anharmonic) vs. decay vs periodic vs recipe
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:59:39 -0400

<><> OK, I see where the difficulty is.
The terminology 'harmonic' in what I wrote is being used to characterise
a sound that *isn't* anharmonic. In other words, it is periodic, and can
be decomposed into a Fourier series.
<><> In this terminology, an 'anharmonic' sound is one that isn't
periodic, and that *can't* therefore be decomposed into a Fourier series
(although it can be subjected to a Fourier transform, which we don't
want to go into here).

Okay, at this point, I'm going to drop out of the conversation. As
I've said oftentimes, I don't enjoy debate for its own sake, especially
when I have less musical skill and experience than the person with whom
I'm debating.
But honestly, Tony, I feel that you are redefining the word
'harmonic' in such a drastic way that almost every statement will be
dangerous and will confuse at least one listener.
But the world is big enough to accommodate both of us and perhaps a
few other persons as well, eh?

Cheers,
Bill

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