De boventoonreeks
Example: In deze compositie speelt de boventoonreeks een cruciale rol in de klankkleur.
Definition
"De boventoonreeks" refers to the series of higher frequency tones that naturally occur above a fundamental tone when a musical note is played, contributing to the timbre or color of the sound. In music, "de boventoonreeks" is essential for understanding sound quality.
Etymology
The term "de boventoonreeks" comes from Dutch, where "boven" means "above," "toon" means "tone," and "reeks" means "series." Together, it literally translates to "the series of overtones," describing the harmonic frequencies that arise above a fundamental pitch in musical sounds.
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"De boventoonreeks" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (C2) - set 1", containing 99 commonly used words.
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the harmonic series