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Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory

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complex tone

[Paul Erlich]

A sound produced by a musical instrument that evokes the sensation of single pitch. It is composed of pure tones whose frequencies are taken from an exact (as in sustained instrument) or slightly altered (as in the piano) harmonic series over the perceived pitch.

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