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Q: What kind of sound is a dissonant sound?
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Would an orchestra want to sound dissonant?

Yes--if they are playing music designed to be dissonant.


What style of music created a dissonant sound using uncommon scales?

Impressionism is the style of music that created a dissonant sound using uncommon scales.


Why does an F sharp on its own sound so dissonant?

Any single note by itself shouldn't sound dissonant, because there's no other notes to clash against.


What style of music created a dissonant using uncommon scales?

Impressionism is the style of music that created a dissonant sound using uncommon scales.


What is Harmonies that sound tense and unstable in their arrangement called?

Dissonant harmonies.


How far apart do two tones need to be before they sound consonant instead of dissonant?

A minor third (two tones 4 semitones apart) is the smallest interval that will sound consonant rather than dissonant; however, it is not so much the distance between the notes that makes it sound dissonant, it is more the relationship of the interval to the tonic chord (the key your piece is in.)


Why does an F sharp sound so dissonant?

Because of the tone of the instrument or human instrument


Is the hallelujah chorus consonant or dissonant?

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Is there a mathematical definition for musical dissonance?

The larger the whole number corresponding to the ratio of frequencies of combined tones is, the more dissonant they sound together. Example: Smallest possible whole-number ratio of 2 frequencies = 2/1 = 2 . . . the "octave". Larger ratios sound more dissonant.


What is a mixture of sound waves that do not sound pleasing to the ear called?

That mixture might be a discordant sound or a dissonant sound. It might possibly be a cacophony.


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What is the antonyms of consonant?

dissonant