Klarinet Archive - Posting 000565.txt from 2004/11

From: Joe Fasel <jhf@-----.gov>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: pitch standard
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:40:54 -0500

So you're saying that in a major triad the third is raised to make the
chord unambiguously major? That makes a certain amount of sense, since
pure major and minor thirds differ by only 71 cents. Does the third in
a minor triad tend to be lowered?

--Joe

On 2004.11.19 07:21, Keith wrote:
> Ratios are not the whole story. Joe Fasel has pointed out that choirs ten=
d
> to sharpen thirds. According to Eskelin, this is only in a triad, ie when
> the fifth is also sounding, and when the third is sung on its own, the
> interval is sung close to the "pure" 4:5 ratio to eliminate beats. Do you
> have this experience also? It may be emphasis of the major character of t=
he
> chord, but this is speculation and needs research on perception.=20

Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
Systems Planning and Analysis phone: +1 505 667 7158
University of California fax: +1 505 667 2960
Los Alamos National Laboratory post: D-2 MS F609; Los Alamos, NM 8=
7545

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