[pianotech] Do fourths beat faster?

[Jeff Deutschle]

I think any one interval could be made to beat at the same rate across
the entire keyboard, but not two.

When considering 4ths and 5ths, remember the P4-P5 test for a 4:2
octave. If the 4ths increase in beat speed, then so do the 5ths unless
the octave is wider than 4:2. And if the octave is wider than 4:2, so
that the 5ths beat the same rate across the entire keyboard, then the
4ths beat faster than the 5ths in the P4-P5 test., and increase in
beat speed going up the scale.


On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Byron <byronquam at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Do fourths beat faster as they climb chromatically? How about fifths?
>
> Thanks



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