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The '''harmonic series''' is a sequence of [[pitch|tones]] generated by whole-number frequency [[ratio]]s over a fundamental: [[1/1]], [[2/1]], [[3/1]], [[4/1]], [[5/1]], [[6/1]], [[7/1]], … ad infinitum. Each member of this series is a [[harmonic]] (which is short for "harmonic partial"). | |||
Note that the terms ''overtone'' and '''overtone series''' are not quite synonymous with ''harmonic'' and ''harmonic series'', respectively, although interchangeable usage is also attested. Technically speaking, ''overtone series'' excludes the starting fundamental, so the 2nd harmonic is the 1st overtone. Because of that distinction, the math of the ''overtone series'' is off by one. So, ''harmonic series'' is arguably the preferred standard. | |||
In [[just intonation]] theory, the harmonic series is often treated as the foundation of consonance. | |||
The [[subharmonic series]] (or undertone series) is the inversion of the harmonic series: 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, … ad infinitum. | |||
[[File:HEJI harmonics 1-16.png|thumb|center|650px|Harmonic series on A, partials 1 to 16, notated in [[HEJI]].]] | |||
== Chord of nature == | |||
{{Wikipedia|Klang (music)}} | |||
Treated as a [[chord]], the harmonic series is sometimes called the '''chord of nature'''; in German this has been called the '''Klang'''. | |||
The [[ | The ''q''-limit chord of nature is 1:2:3:4:…:''q'' up to some odd number ''q'', and is the basic ''q''-[[limit]] [[Otonality and utonality|otonality]] which can be equated via [[Octave reduction|octave equivalence]] to other versions of the complete ''q''-limit otonal chord. | ||
== Music based on the harmonic series == | == Music based on the harmonic series == | ||
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One might compose with the harmonic series by, for instance: | One might compose with the harmonic series by, for instance: | ||
* Tuning to the first several harmonics over one fundamental; | * Tuning to the first several harmonics over one fundamental; | ||
* Tuning to an octave-repeating slice of the harmonic series for use as a scale (for instance harmonics 8 though 16, [[otones12-24|12 through 24]], [[otones20-40|20 through 40]] | * Tuning to an octave-repeating slice of the harmonic series for use as a scale (for instance harmonics 8 though 16, [[otones12-24|12 through 24]], [[otones20-40|20 through 40]], … see [[overtone scales]]); | ||
* Tuning to the overtones of the overtones & the undertones of the undertones. (This can produce complex scales such as [[Harry Partch]]'s 43-tone Monophonic; this kind of thing is more often called "just intonation" than "overtone music".) | * Tuning to the overtones of the overtones & the undertones of the undertones. (This can produce complex scales such as [[Harry Partch]]'s 43-tone Monophonic; this kind of thing is more often called "just intonation" than "overtone music".) | ||
== | == Music == | ||
; [[Richard Burdick]] | |||
* [http://www.i-ching-music.com/FREE102.html ''Planetary Ripples'']{{dead link}} | |||
; [[Folkart Slovakia]] ([http://www.fujara.sk/audio_samples.htm site]) | |||
* Various played with Fujara (slovak overtone flute) | |||
; {{W|Georg Friedrich Haas}} | |||
* String Quartet No.2, mm. 1~57 | |||
; [[Dave Hill]] | |||
* [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/10-passages-ji.htm ''Chord Progression on the Harmonic Overtone Series'']{{dead link}} [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/06_hill_chord-progression-on-harmonic-series.mp3 play]{{dead link}} | |||
; [[Norbert Oldani]] | |||
* ''[http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Oldani/DroneInsideAnHarmonicSeries.mp3 Drone Inside An Harmonic Series]''{{dead link}} | |||
; [[Dave Seidel]] | |||
* [http://mysterybear.net/article/18/threnody ''Threnody'']{{dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20201127015923/http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Seidel/Threnody.mp3 play] | |||
* [http://mysterybear.net/article/22/owllight ''Owllight'']{{dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20201127012201/http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Seidel/Owllight.mp3 play] | |||
* [http://mysterybear.net/article/23/palimpsest ''Palimsest'']{{dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20201127012920/http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Seidel/Palimpsest.mp3 play] | |||
* ''[ | ; [[William Sethares]] | ||
* ''Immanent Sphere'' – [https://sethares.engr.wisc.edu/mp3s/immanent.html detail] | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201127013148/http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Sethares/ImmanentSphere.mp3 play] | |||
* [http:// | ; [[SoundWell]] ([http://www.soundwell.com/en/music site]) | ||
* | * Various ("Snake" overtone flute) | ||
* [ | |||
* [http://chrisvaisvil.com/rock-trio-in-harmonic-series/ | ; [[Spectral Voices]] ([http://www.spectralvoices.com/ site]) | ||
* Various (meditative new age with overtone singing) | |||
; [[Stimmhorn]] ([http://www.stimmhorn.ch/ site]) | |||
* Various (experimental alphorn and yodeling combined with overtone singing) | |||
* | ; {{W|Karlheinz Stockhausen}} | ||
* {{W|Stimmung|''Stimmung''}} (1968) | |||
* {{W|Sternklang|''Sternklang''}} (1971) | |||
; [[Cam Taylor]] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECLEbVXoTvA Harmonic series 4-8, 8-16 and 16-32 on the Lumatone] (2022) | |||
; [[Chris Vaisvil]] | |||
* ''Rock Trio in Harmonic Series'' (2016) – [http://chrisvaisvil.com/rock-trio-in-harmonic-series/ blog] | [http://micro.soonlabel.com/harmonic_series/Nevadatite20160226_harmonic_band.mp3 play] | |||
; {{W|Glenn Branca}} ([http://www.glennbranca.com/ site]) | |||
* ''Symphony No. 3 "Gloria"'' (1983) | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Gallery of just intervals]] | * [[Gallery of just intervals]] | ||
* [[Isoharmonic chords]] | * [[Isoharmonic chords]] | ||
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* [[List of octave-reduced harmonics]] | * [[List of octave-reduced harmonics]] | ||
* [[Prime harmonic series]] | * [[Prime harmonic series]] | ||
* [[Kite's thoughts on the V-I cadence in higher prime limits]] | |||
* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]] | * [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]] | ||
* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]] | |||
* [[Johannes Kotschy]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia: Spectral music]] | |||
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* [http://www.naturton-musik.de/ www.naturton-musik.de]{{dead link}} - web site dedicated to overtone music (by Austrian composer Johannes Kotschy) - a lot of theory material and practical guides to write music based on the overtone series | * [http://www.naturton-musik.de/ www.naturton-musik.de]{{dead link}} - web site dedicated to overtone music (by Austrian composer Johannes Kotschy) - a lot of theory material and practical guides to write music based on the overtone series | ||
* [http://www.overtone.cc Overtone music network] - a portal for overtone music. | * [http://www.overtone.cc Overtone music network] - a portal for overtone music. | ||
* [ | * [https://www.xing.com/net/overtonenetwork Oberton-Netzwerk (Xing)]{{dead link}} - German-speaking group dedicated to overtone music on the social network platform [http://www.xing.com Xing]. Microtonal music in general is welcome, too. | ||
* [[Noah Jordan]] videos: | |||
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyceyPMJAb8 All Harmonics Within One Octave (1–64) | Harmonic Series Explained Visually] (2026) | |||
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAUeGio1Fdg How Prime Harmonics Fill the Octave (≤1024) — Microtonal & Just Intonation Visualization] (2026) | |||
[[Category:Harmonic]] | [[Category:Harmonic]] | ||
[[Category:Listen]] | [[Category:Listen]] | ||
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