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Music / relating to sattar | | Dutch term or phrase: boventonenspectrum | Press article about the musician Stephan Micus and his album 'On the Wing'. Target audience is not musicians, just people interested in his music. Is this an overtone spectrum, harmonic (tone) spectrum? The sattar is an instrument with one metal string and ten resonating strings from the Uigur people in Western China.
Of neem, van dezelfde cd, het hartverscheurend mooie Winterlight, ingespeeld op een drietal sattar's. Kenmerkend voor de sattar-klank is een ongehoord groot boventonenspectrum, voortgebracht door een tiental resonanssnaren. Winterlight klinkt als een oeroud meerstemmig gebed, de Russisch orthodoxe kerkmuziek indachtig. De grote hoeveelheid boventonen geven de indroevige melodie een schitterend aureool. |
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| | spectrum of harmonics | Explanation:
Het gaat hier om de boventonen (harmonics) die het instrument produceert. Spectrum wordt hier gebruikt als of een soort regenboog; de boventonen overkoepelen de basis klank als of het een regenboog van klankkleuren is die je erbovenuit hoort.
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Ongehoord betekent hier trouwens meer iets zoals bijzonder veel, niet dat je ze niet kunt horen. That would be 'inaudible'. Here they mean 'hitherto not heard'or 'unprecedented'.
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The harmonic spectrum of the note A 440Hz begins an octave higher at 880 Hz, then the fifth above that, the fourth above that and so on. |
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| Grading comment Your link pointed me towards 'harmonic spectrum', which gets by far the most googlies of all the options suggested. Overtone seems to be more or less synonymous with harmonic, so Ken's answer not wrong, but perhaps more appropriate for more 'technical' contexts. Thanks, everyone.
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1 hr confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 spectrum of harmonics
Explanation:
Het gaat hier om de boventonen (harmonics) die het instrument produceert. Spectrum wordt hier gebruikt als of een soort regenboog; de boventonen overkoepelen de basis klank als of het een regenboog van klankkleuren is die je erbovenuit hoort.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-12-13 11:25:13 GMT)
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Ongehoord betekent hier trouwens meer iets zoals bijzonder veel, niet dat je ze niet kunt horen. That would be 'inaudible'. Here they mean 'hitherto not heard'or 'unprecedented'.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-12-13 11:44:02 GMT)
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The harmonic spectrum of the note A 440Hz begins an octave higher at 880 Hz, then the fifth above that, the fourth above that and so on.
Reference: http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/services/showcase/harmonic.html
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| | Grading comment | Your link pointed me towards 'harmonic spectrum', which gets by far the most googlies of all the options suggested. Overtone seems to be more or less synonymous with harmonic, so Ken's answer not wrong, but perhaps more appropriate for more 'technical' contexts. Thanks, everyone. |
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2 hrs confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 overtone spectrum
Explanation:
'Overtone' is widely used in musical contexts (particularly with string instruments) to refer to a harmonic or harmonics of the main tone.
examples:
Violin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Attaching a small metal, rubber, or wooden device called a "mute" to the bridge of the violin gives a more mellow tone, with fewer audible overtones. ...
The Process of Violin Making
The complexity and richness of overtones or harmonics is what gives carrying power and sweetness to a good violin. Each instrument possesses a unique voice, ...
www.gussetviolins.com/process.htm
The Violinist.com Guide to Choosing Violin Strings
Which strings are the right strings for your violin? ... Strings made of steel core have a direct, clear sound, and few overtones. They are much more stable ...
www.violinist.com/wiki/violin-strings
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin
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