Consonance and dissonance
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In music, a consonance (Latin com-, "with" + sonare, "to sound") is a harmony, chord, or interval considered stable, as opposed to a dissonance (Latin dis-, "apart" + sonare, "to sound") — considered unstable (or temporary, transitional). The strictest definition of consonance may be only those sounds which are pleasant, while the most general definition includes any sounds which are used freely.
See also
- Chord factor
- Disharmony
- Dissonant counterpoint
- Incongruity
- Limit (music)
- Phonoaesthetics
- Semitone
- Beat (acoustics)
- String Quartet No. 19 (Mozart), nicknamed Dissonance
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