dissonances

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plural of dissonance
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a state of disagreement or conflict
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a harsh, discordant combination of sounds
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discord
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{n} discord, disagreement, harshness
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the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
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A simultaneous sounding of tones that produces a feeling of tension or unrest and a feeling that further resolution is needed
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Two or more notes that clash with each other when played simultaneously
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Notes that conflict, or sound outside of a chord in which they occur Such notes usually fall outside of the overtones which are being generated by the note or chord that is sounding
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Want of agreement; incongruity
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two or more notes of different intervals that clash and need to be resolved in order for the ear to be satisfied
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When there is a feeling of instability or tension in the texture of a piece of music
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a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
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conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding
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Two or more notes sounded together which are discordant, and, in the prevailing harmonic system, require resolution to a consonance Search Google com for Dissonance
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Sounds of unrest, e g intervals of seconds and sevenths; the opposite of consonance
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cacaphony, or harsh-sounding language
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Roughness that results when tones with appropriate frequency difference are presented simultaneously
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n The lack of agreement, consistency or harmony; conflict
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An imbalanced state that results when a logical inconsistency exists among cognitive elements
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When two or more notes are sounded together to produce a discord
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Two or more sounds that, when heard together, sound unpleasant
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{i} discord, cacophony; difference, inconsistency
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The sounding of two or more tones which produce an effect of harshness or instability, and demand "resolution" to a consonance Like consonance, the concept of dissonance is dependent upon both context and the way our ears have been cultured Some intervals considered dissonant in the Medieval period were found to be consonant during the Renaissance Also, the way a dissonance is resolved (and even the way it is orchestrated) can decrease or intensify how "harsh" it sounds Intervals commonly considered dissonant in tonal music are the major and minor seconds and sevenths
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The unstable, unresolved sound of an interval or chord whose constituent notes are not in simple frequency ratio relationships with each other See Section 2 14
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A combination of tones that sounds discordant and unstable, in need of resolution [Harmony]
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An interaction between two or more pitches or frequencies that conflict, resulting in wobbles, beats, or rough sound In mathematical terms, they vibrate or oscillate in asymetrical relationships that cause distortion commensurate with the degree of mathematical conflict
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The result of the relationship between two inconsistent ideas The result of the relationship between two inconsistent ideas
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A mingling or union of harsh, inharmonious sounds which are grating to the ear (See also Cacophony) (Contrast Euphony)
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a combination of notes that is jarring or unresolved
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Sometimes cognitive dissonance The sense of discomfort people experience when confronted by contradictory ideas
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Dissonance is a lack of agreement or harmony between things. = discord
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A combination of notes that is heard as harmonically unstable or unpleasant
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disagreeable sounds
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A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord
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A harsh blending of sounds
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(a) In music, an inharmonious combination of sounds; contrasted with consonance (b) In social psychology, Festinger's term for discomfort arising from a perceived inconsistency between one's attitudes and one's behavior See also cognitive dissonance