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consonance and dissonance: References & Edit History

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counterpoint
- In counterpoint
harmony development
- In harmony: Harmony before the common practice period
- In harmony: Avant-garde conceptions of harmony
musical tuning
- In tuning and temperament
Western pitch system
- In musical sound: Consonance and dissonance

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: American Psychological Association - Consonance and Pitch.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 04, 2024
	Add new Web site: Literary Devices - Consonance.	Grace Young	Dec 02, 2016
	Add new Web site: Hyperphysics - Musical Scales and Intervals.	Grace Young	Nov 25, 2011
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998