RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPTS OF CONSONANCE AND DISSONANCE: ON THE PROBLEM OF MUSICAL AND AESTHETIC AS WELL AS PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL INTERPRETATION

Authors

  • Nataliia BIELIAVINA Professor, PhD of pedagogical sciences, National Academy of Managerial staff of Culture and Arts, 9, Lavrska str., Kyiv, 01015, Ukraine, natbeliyavina64@gmail.com
  • Volodymyr BIELIAVIN Associate professor, PhD of Technical Science, National Academy of Managerial staff of Culture and Arts, 9, Lavrska str. Kyiv, 01015, Ukraine, BASILUKVOLODY@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.2.10

Keywords:

consonance, dissonance, mistuned consonance, overtone, harmonics, beats, phase, spectral component

Abstract

The research aimed at a comprehensive retrospective analysis of the development of “consonance and dissonance” as a musical and aesthetic category in physical and mathematical interpretation; defining the notion of consonance as a musical theoretical and aesthetic category, confirming the relevance of its use in physical and mathematical terminology to explain acoustic phenomena. Research methodology is based on the use of the retrospective method (or the retrospection method), which allowed identifying the theories of consonance and dissonance in the historical retrospective. The periodization method was used to find out individual stages in the development of science in order to discover the leading directions of scientific thought, identify new elements relating to various aspects of “consonance” and “dissonance”. The study of the retrospective review of the development of the notions of consonance and dissonance in the physical and mathematical interpretation involved an interdisciplinary method a way of organizing research work, providing for the interaction of music and mathematics in the study of consonance and dissonance. Scientific novelty. This study is the first to reflect the general tendency towards the mathematization of the humanities and the humanitarization of the physical and mathematical areas of modern culture. Some provisions of musical acoustics were clarified in the context of creating a harmonious conceptual structure. The article presents the author’s concept of clarifying the notion of phase in relation to the spectral structure of an audio signal based on the notion “slightly mistuned consonance”. Conclusions. A retrospective review of the development of the notions of consonance and dissonance in the physical and mathematical interpretation was carried out and presented as a comprehensive description and review of the formation of concepts in the temporal sequence of their creation. Retrospectiveness through a review of significant discoveries and achievements in music and natural science allowed tracing the formation of the theories of consonance and dissonance from the standpoint of the interdisciplinarity of modern knowledge in the humanities. The further process of the development of sound musical art technologies requires a significantly higher scientific level of their study, the creation of a coherent conceptual system based on modern physical and mathematical sciences as well as computer science to explain sound acoustic phenomena.

Rezumat. RETROSPECTIVA DEZVOLTĂRII CONCEPTELOR DE CONSONANȚĂ ȘI DISONANȚĂ: ASUPRA PROBLEMEI INTERPRETĂRII MUZICALE ȘI ESTETICE, PRECUM ȘI FIZICE ȘI MATEMATICE. Cercetarea a avut ca scop o analiză retrospectivă cuprinzătoare a evoluției "consonanței și disonanței" ca și categorie muzicală și estetică în interpretarea fizică și matematică; definirea noțiunii de consonanță ca o categorie teoretică și estetică muzicală, confirmând relevanța utilizării acesteia în terminologia fizică și matematică pentru explicarea fenomenelor acustice. Metodologia cercetării se bazează pe utilizarea metodei retrospective (sau metoda retrospecției), care a permis identificarea teoriilor consonanței și disonanței în retrospectiva istorică. Metoda de periodizare a fost utilizată pentru a afla etapele individuale în dezvoltarea științei, pentru a descoperi direcțiile principale ale gândirii științifice, pentru a identifica elemente noi legate de diferite aspecte ale "consonanței" și "disonanței". Studiul retrospectiv al dezvoltării noțiunilor de consonanță și disonanță în interpretarea fizică și matematică a implicat o metodă interdisciplinară, un mod de organizare a activității de cercetare, care prevede interacțiunea dintre muzică și matematică în studiul consonanței și disonanței. Noutate științifică. Acest studiu este primul care reflectă tendința generală de matematizare a științelor umaniste și de umanitarizare a domeniilor fizice și matematice ale culturii moderne. Au fost clarificate unele prevederi ale acusticii muzicale în contextul creării unei structuri conceptuale armonioase. Articolul prezintă conceptul autorului de clarificare a noțiunii de fază în raport cu structura spectrală a unui semnal audio, bazat pe noțiunea de "consonanță ușor dezacordată". Concluzii. A fost realizată o retrospectivă a dezvoltării noțiunilor de consonanță și disonanță în interpretarea fizică și matematică și prezentată ca o descriere și o revizuire cuprinzătoare a formării conceptelor în secvența temporală a creării lor. Retrospectiva printr-o trecere în revistă a descoperirilor și realizărilor semnificative din domeniul muzicii și al științelor naturale a permis urmărirea formării teoriilor consonanței și disonanței din perspectiva interdisciplinarității cunoașterii moderne în domeniul științelor umaniste. Continuarea procesului de dezvoltare a tehnologiilor artei muzicale sonore necesită un nivel științific semnificativ mai ridicat al studiului acestora, crearea unui sistem conceptual coerent bazat pe științele fizice și matematice moderne, precum și informatică pentru a explica fenomenele acustice sonore.

Cuvinte-cheie: consonanță, disonanță, consonanță neacordată, armonice superioare, armonice, bătăi, fază, componentă spectrală

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2021-12-30

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BIELIAVINA, N., & BIELIAVIN, V. (2021). RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPTS OF CONSONANCE AND DISSONANCE: ON THE PROBLEM OF MUSICAL AND AESTHETIC AS WELL AS PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL INTERPRETATION. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musica, 66(2), 133–156. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.2.10

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