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Fourier series (music)
[edit]The ideas of Fourier series have interesting application in music, for example, in illuminating the differences in pitch between musical instruments and in the construction of music synthesizers.[1] The frequency spectrum of a musical instrument playing a particular note varies with the instrument and with the way that it is played. Some instruments {like the flute or the violin) exhibit a fundamental frequency and its harmonics in varying amplitudes and phase, and others (like the cymbal or the drum) do not.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Leon Gunther (2011). The Physics of Music and Color. Springer. pp. 47 ff. ISBN 1461405564.
- ^ Bart Hopkin (1996). "Figure 2-4". Musical Instrument Design: Practical Information for Instrument Making. See Sharp Press. p. 110. ISBN 1884365086.