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=Music based on the overtone series=

The overtone series can be mathematically generated by [[Gallery_of_Just_Intervals|frequency ratios]] 1/1, 2/1, 3/1, 4/1, 5/1, 6/1, 7/1... ad infinitum.

The undertone series is its inversion: 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7... ad infinitum.

Steps between adjacent members of either series are called "[[superparticular|superparticular]]," and they appear in the form (n+1)/n, eg. 4/3, 28/27, 33/32...

In just intonation theory, the overtone series is often treated as the foundation of consonance. The [[chord_of_nature|chord of nature]] is the name sometimes given to the overtone series, or the series up to a certain stopping point, regarded as a chord.

One might compose with the overtone series by, for instance:

<ul><li>Tuning to the first several overtones over one fundamental.</li><li>Tuning to an octave-repeating slice of the overtone series for use as a scale (for instance overtones 8 though 16, [[otones12-24|12 through 24]], [[otones20-40|20 through 40]]... see [[overtone_scales|Overtone Scales]]).</li><li>Tuning to the overtones of the overtones.</li><li>Tuning to the overtones of the overtones &amp; the undertones of the undertones. (This can produce complex scales such as [[Harry_Partch|Harry Partch]]'s 43-tone Monophonic; this kind of thing is more often called "[[JustIntonation|just intonation]]" than "overtone music".)</li></ul>

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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_music Spectral music article on wikipedia]

[http://www.naturton-musik.de/ www.naturton-musik.de] - 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.xing.com/net/overtonenetwork Oberton-Netzwerk (Xing)] - german-speaking group dedicated to overtone music on the social network platform [http://www.xing.com Xing]. Microtonal music in general is welcome, too.

''[http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Oldani/DroneInsideAnHarmonicSeries.mp3 Drone Inside An Harmonic Series]'' by [[Norbert_Oldani|Norbert Oldani]]

[http://mysterybear.net/article/18/threnody Threnody] ''[http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Seidel/Threnody.mp3 play]'' by [[Dave_Seidel|Dave Seidel]]

[http://mysterybear.net/article/22/owllight Owllight] ''[http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Seidel/Owllight.mp3 play]'' by Dave Seidel

[http://mysterybear.net/article/23/palimpsest Palimsest] ''[http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Seidel/Palimpsest.mp3 play]'' by Dave Seidel

[http://eceserv0.ece.wisc.edu/%7Esethares/mp3s/immanent.html Immanent Sphere] ''[http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/Others/Sethares/ImmanentSphere.mp3 play]'' by [[William_Sethares|William Sethares]]

[http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/10-passages-ji.htm Chord Progression on the Harmonic Overtone Series] ''[http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/06_hill_chord-progression-on-harmonic-series.mp3 play]'' by [[Dave_Hill|Dave Hill]]

[http://chrisvaisvil.com/rock-trio-in-harmonic-series/ Rock Trio in Harmonic Series] [http://micro.soonlabel.com/harmonic_series/Nevadatite20160226_harmonic_band.mp3 play] by [[Chris_Vaisvil|Chris Vaisvil]]

[http://www.i-ching-music.com/FREE102.html Planetary Ripples] by Richard Burdick

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimmung Stimmung] by Karlheinz Stockhausen

[http://www.southern.com/southern/band/BRANC/disc.html Symphony No.3 (Gloria)] by [http://www.glennbranca.com/ Glenn Branca]

Various by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Friedrich_Haas Georg Friedrich Haas]

Various played with [http://www.fujara.sk/audio_samples.htm Fujara] (slovak overtone flute)

 

Various by [http://www.soundwell.com/music-e.htm SoundWell] ("Snake" overtone flute)

 

Various by [http://www.spectralvoices.com/review.htm Spectral Voices] (meditative new age with overtone singing)

 

Various by [http://www.stimmhorn.ch/ Stimmhorn] (experimental alphorn and yodeling combined with overtone singing)

 

<ul><li>[[isoharmonic_chords|Isoharmonic Chords]]</li><li>[[First_Five_Octaves_of_the_Harmonic_Series|First Five Octaves of the Harmonic Series]]</li><li>[[overtone_scales|Overtone Scales]]</li><li>[[ListOfOvertones|ListOfOvertones]]</li><li>[[The_Prime_Harmonic_Series|The Prime Harmonic Series]]</li><li>[[Harmonic|Harmonic]]</li></ul>      [[Category:harmonic]]

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