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== Harmony ==
== Harmony ==


When multiple pure tones are combined, the result is called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony harmony] when it pleases the ear. The individuals come together in a way that 'gets along' or literally from the Greek: 'fit together.' When the tones do not get along, we call the result discordance.  
When multiple pure tones are combined, the result is called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony harmony] when it pleases the ear. The individual tones come together in a way that 'gets along' or literally from the Greek: 'fit together.' When the tones do not get along, we call the result discordance.


== Timbre ==
== Timbre ==