https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2013-13090-4
Regular Article
Calculating the dissonance of a chord according to Helmholtz theory
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova and INFN, Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy
* e-mail: dillon@ge.infn.it
Received:
25
June
2013
Revised:
24
July
2013
Accepted:
25
July
2013
Published online:
15
August
2013
Following the ideas of von Helmholtz and Plomp-Levelt, an algorithm for calculating the dissonance of complex sounds, free from logical inconsistencies and useful for comparing different chords, is proposed. The method is tested by comparing different tunings of the same major triad. Some interesting conclusions from this calculation may be drawn.
© Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013
