harmonic interval
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If the two tones are sounded simultaneously the result is an harmonic interval, but if sounded consecutively the result is a melodic interval.
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An Harmonic interval is the difference in pitch between two tones sounding at the same time.
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No one can play the eternal comfort and blessing of tone and sound, its magic correlation with the eager, straining ear; so that"—he continued in a lower voice and blushing with confusion—"so that the third tone forms a harmonic interval with the first, as does the fifth, and the leading tone rises like a fulfilled hope, while the dissonance is bowed down like conscious wickedness or arrogant pride.
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