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Name: Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves
ID: m13682
Language: English (en)
Summary: Musical basics, like octaves and the timbre of a note, come from the harmonic series.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: fundamental, harmonics, harmonic series, music theory, octaves, overtones, timbre
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Version: 1.5 (history)
Created: May 17, 2006 11:33 am GMT-5
Revised: Oct 3, 2007 12:29 pm GMT-5

Version History

Version: 1.5 Oct 3, 2007 12:29 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
corrected link
Version: 1.4 Mar 9, 2007 2:53 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added outline eps and svg files
Version: 1.3 Sep 25, 2006 4:31 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added several audio examples
Version: 1.2 Aug 24, 2006 4:17 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Fixed some typos and broken links; switched some links from m10866 to m13246 (in the same course).
Version: 1.1 Jul 3, 2006 3:50 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
This is the first half of a broken-up version of m11118.

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide:

Schmidt-Jones, C. Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m13682/1.5/, Oct 3, 2007.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Schmidt-Jones C. Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves [Connexions Web site]. October 3, 2007. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m13682/1.5/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Schmidt-Jones, C. (2007, October 3). Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m13682/1.5/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. "Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves." Connexions. October 3, 2007. http://cnx.org/content/m13682/1.5/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Note):

Catherine Schmidt-Jones, "Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves," Connexions, October 3, 2007, http://cnx.org/content/m13682/1.5/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Reference, in Author-Date style):

Schmidt-Jones, C. 2007. Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves. Connexions, October 3, 2007. http://cnx.org/content/m13682/1.5/.

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style Manual:

Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves. Connexions. 3 Oct. 2007 <http://cnx.org/content/m13682/1.5/>.