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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 | '''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 | ||
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prime harmonic
17/1, the 17th harmonic, is the harmonic past 16/1 and before 18/1. It is about four octaves 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
- 17/16 – its octave-reduced form