Re: Definition and Measurement of Harmonicity ("Ferguson, Sarah Hargus" )

Subject: Re: Definition and Measurement of Harmonicity
From:    "Ferguson, Sarah Hargus"  <safergus(at)KU.EDU>
Date:    Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:40:53 -0600

What a coincidence! In today's Family Circus (a newspaper comic;
archives may be viewed at
http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/familyc/about.htm), Dolly is
sitting at a piano and tells Jeffy, "Harmony is when you find two notes
that love one another."  

I'm sure someone out there has a more scientific definition, but I
couldn't let this odd synchronicity go without comment. :)

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Sarah Hargus Ferguson, Ph.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor
Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders
University of Kansas
Dole Center
1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 3001
Lawrence, KS  66045
office: (785)864-1116
Speech Acoustics and Perception Lab: (785)864-0610
http://www.lsi.ku.edu/ipcd/FAC/Bios/FergusonBio.html
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: AUDITORY Research in Auditory Perception
> [mailto:AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Chris Share
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 8:50 AM
> To: AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA
> Subject: Definition and Measurement of Harmonicity
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm interested in analysing musical signals in terms of their
harmonicity.
> 
> There are numerous references to harmonicity in the literature however
I
> can't find a precise definition of it. Is there an agreed definition
for
> this term?
> 
> If someone could point me to some relevant literature it would be very
> much appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris Share