Harmonics 17–34

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The harmonic segment 17::34 (also harmonics 17–34) consists of harmonics 17 through 34 (17:18:…:34) and spans one octave above the root. Used as a scale, it is also called mode 17 of the harmonic series.

Harmonics 17–34
Prime factorization 17 (prime)
Dual sharp fifth 26/17 (735.572c)
Dual flat fifth 25/17 (667.672c)

Intervals

# Cents Ratio Decimal Interval name Audio
0 0.00 1/1 1.0000 Perfect unison
1 98.96 18/17 1.0588 Small septendecimal semitone
2 192.56 19/17 1.1176 Large undevicesimal whole tone
3 281.36 20/17 1.1765 Diatismic minor third
4 365.83 21/17 1.2353 Septendecimal submajor third
5 446.36 22/17 1.2941 Septendecimal supermajor third
6 523.32 23/17 1.3529 Vicesimotertial acute fourth
7 597.00 24/17 1.4118 Small septendecimal tritone
8 667.67 25/17 1.4706 Vengeance subfifth
9 735.57 26/17 1.5294 Septendecimal superfifth
10 800.91 27/17 1.5882 Septendecimal quasi-tempered minor sixth
11 863.87 28/17 1.6471 Septendecimal submajor sixth
12 924.62 29/17 1.7059 Vicesimononal supermajor sixth
13 983.31 30/17 1.7647 Diatismic minor seventh
14 1040.08 31/17 1.8235 Untrigesimal submajor seventh
15 1095.04 32/17 1.8824 Septendecimal major seventh
16 1148.31 33/17 1.9412 Septendecimal ultramajor seventh
17 1200.00 2/1 2.0000 Perfect octave


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Small modes 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
Larger modes 30 • 32 • 36 • 48 • 60 • 128
Families /2: 2 • 4 • 8 • 16 • 32 • 128
/3: 3 • 6 • 9 • 12 • 15 • 18 • 21 • 24
/5: 5 • 10 • 15 • 20 • 25 • 30 • 35 • 60 • 80
/7: 7 • 14 • 21 • 28 • 35 • 56
/11: 11 • 22 • 33
/13: 13 • 26
Related Harmonic series • Subharmonic series • Carlos harmonic scale • Ringer scale • Primodality