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DaveC426913
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One octave is a doubling of frequency, say, 440Hz to 880Hz for A.
If I understand correctly, that is divided into 12 equal divisions, denoted by all 12 naturals and sharps/flats.
Of those 12, any given key tends to use only 8.
Why do these 8, which are not evenly distributed throughout the octave, sound pleasing to the ear?
Why is it whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half? I guess that gets into fifths ad fourths and thirds, which I don't quite understand.
This irregularity, in what should be regularity, disturbs my sense of continuum. Help me understand.
If I understand correctly, that is divided into 12 equal divisions, denoted by all 12 naturals and sharps/flats.
Of those 12, any given key tends to use only 8.
Why do these 8, which are not evenly distributed throughout the octave, sound pleasing to the ear?
Why is it whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half? I guess that gets into fifths ad fourths and thirds, which I don't quite understand.
This irregularity, in what should be regularity, disturbs my sense of continuum. Help me understand.