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'''17/1''', the '''17th harmonic''', is the [[harmonic]] past [[16/1]] and before [[18/1]]. It is about four [[octave]]s and a [[semitone]] in size. Used in harmony, it sounds particularly wide: if the lower note is C2, the higher note will be about C#6 or Db6. Think of a soprano and a bass at their extremes. It is however, the basis of [[17-limit]] harmony, as many 17-limit intervals are the difference between this and another harmonic.  
'''17/1''', the '''17th harmonic''', is the [[harmonic]] past [[16/1]] and before [[18/1]]. It is about four [[octave]]s and a [[semitone]] in size. Used in harmony, it sounds particularly wide: if the lower note is C2, the higher note will be about C#6 or Db6. Think of a soprano and a bass at their extremes. It is however, the basis of [[17-limit]] harmony, as many 17-limit intervals can be expressed as the difference between this and another harmonic.  


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[17/16]] – its [[octave reduction|octave-reduced]] form
* [[17/16]] – its [[octave reduction|octave-reduced]] form