Pitch Harmonics, and the Perception of Consonance and Dissonance in Music

An investigation of the nature of musical sound and how we hear it. The study looks at the physics of consonance and dissonance in music and our perception of it, and analyzes examples from music literature in terms of their use of consonance and dissonance. Originally written and submitted as partial fulfillment of requirements for a Master of Arts in Music Composition from California State University, East Bay.