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| INTRODUCTION |
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| Figure 1: Keyboard Layout: Seven
white keys and five black keys in between. lack this ability and are not
suitable for this demonstration). The combined sound has an oneness. Playing a C key and the
white key next to it (the D key) does not produce a similar effect and the
two tones stand out separately. They do not merge as in the case of the two
C keys. Total disharmony is difficult to demonstrate using a keyboard due to the discrete
nature of the notes that can be played. One would have to produce a sound that is located
'between' two keys in order to hear a set of highly disharmonious (abaswara) notes
but the preceding demonstration is a simple example of two levels of
harmony. |
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