Convergence to the Golden Ratio no. 3

Casey Mongoven

April 3, 2005

 

description of piece: Lucas sequence used on both speakers; right speaker trails the left by 1 member of the sequence, showing how adjacent members of the Lucas sequence converge to the golden ratio interval in the harmonic series

number of members in Lucas sequence used: 12

number of intervals used: 11

temperament: series of harmonic partials

lowest pitch: 56 Hertz

highest pitch: 11144 Hertz

length: 30.91 seconds

note value: 2.81 seconds

waveform right speaker (30°): sine 0°

waveform left speaker (-30°): sine 180°

dynamic value: f throughout

attack: .0055 seconds

release: .0089 seconds

 

pitches used:

 

#         pitch in Hertz         

 

1         56  

2         112 

3         168

4         224

7         392 

11        616 

18        1008

29        1624

47        2632

76        4256

123       6888

199       11144

 

sequence values (harmonic partials used):

 

LEFT SPEAKER

 

2

1

3

4

7

11

18

29

47

76

123

 

RIGHT SPEAKER

 

1

3

4

7

11

18

29

47

76

123

199

 

graph:

 

 

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