The word took on exquisiteovertones of gray meaning, and I worked up those overtones until I had a perfectly wrought melancholy poem of one word--"Baconless.
If, on the other hand, it vibrates in such a way that overtones are present, the tone given forth is full and rich and the sensation is pleasing.
The overtones blend in with the fundamental and are so inconspicuously present that we do not realize their existence; it is only when they are absent that we become aware of the beauty which they add to the music.
The greater the number ofovertones present, the richer the tone produced.
The presence of high overtones in the oboe and the presence of odd-numbered overtones in the clarinet enable us to distinguish without fail the sounds given out by these instruments.
The presence of overtones determines the quality of the sound produced.
The number of overtones actually present depends upon a variety of circumstances: in the piano, it depends largely upon the location of the hammer; in the violin, upon the place and manner of bowing.
The fundamental note in every instrument is the same, but the overtones vary with the instrument and lend individuality to each.
It is really the presence or absence of overtones which enables us to distinguish the note of the piano from that of the violin, flute, or clarinet.
Mechanical differences in construction account for prominent and numerous overtones in some instruments and for feeble and few overtones in others.
The richness and individuality of an instrument are due, not only to theovertones which accompany the fundamental, but also to the "forced" vibrations of the inclosing case, or of the sounding board.
Where theseovertones are interfered with by any imperfection in the instrument the result is a harsh or imperfect sound.
What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
Again, we need the higher chambers of resonance to reinforce even the low pitch, because every note has its overtones that enrich it, and if these cannot find their proper resonance the tone is impoverished.
Overtones are not confined to the voice, but are those constituent parts of any tone which are produced by the vibrating segments into which any vibrating cord will divide itself.
This subdivision of the vibrations is incalculably multiplied, so that it may be said to be impossible to determine the number of overtones accompanying the fundamental tone.
The other events of the funeral flowed by in a sort of dream: he moved about; the negroes were speaking to him in the queer overtones one uses to the bereaved; he was being driven back to Niggertown; he reentered the Siner cabin.
Overtones of shock, even of horror, in the two voices brought Peter wide awake the moment he opened his eyes.
A study of the clock or of the overtones can hardly pass as an analysis of consciousness; it is too obviously an affair of physics.
The echoes of the overtones join with the evening bell.
Can any one doubt that this was just the effect that the Chinese poet wished to achieve, and did achieve by means of the overtones given in his characters?
For of such a telltale kind were the overtones in that complex, odorous clang.
Nuance and overtones not dazzling tropical hues or rhythmical variety.
French is a logical language, one of distinction and clarity, and one in which metre never intrudes, but it lacks the overtones of our mother speech.
It has grown into our intellectual life until its phrases and catchwords are full of overtones and sub-meanings.
Religious language clothes itself in such poor symbols as our life affords, and the whole organism gives overtones of comment whenever the mind is strongly stirred to expression.
Epithets lend an atmosphere and overtones to our devotion.
The vowel tones differ from overtones in remaining the same without regard to the pitch of the fundamental tone that is being sung or spoken, whereas overtones move up or down along with their fundamental.
Another instrument will give a somewhat different combination ofovertones in the stimulus, and that means a different quality of tone in our sensation.
The nearer we approach the bridge the more the upper overtones, and the nearer the neck the more the lower overtones will be favored.
In order to graduate, as it were, the different colors of sound, we favor certain overtones by causing the hair to act at greater or less distances from the bridge.
It is a remarkable fact that the overtones always stand in a definite relation to the fundamental.
Helmholtz, working with thin strings, was able to hear no less than fifteen overtones with the fundamental.
If the tone C is played in the lower octave of the piano, no less than sixteen overtones vibrate with it.
The resonance of the bugles and the far-reaching vibrations of the bells, with their overtones and harmonics, were specially noted by the young musician, and used by him later in his music.
Grant, beloved"--how like the overtones from her own golden harp the contralto richness of her voice!
The power of the overtones and their relation to the fundamental note depend greatly upon the form of the tongue, its position and the amount of the clearance left as it swings through the aperture.
Overtones are tones above in pitch, but harmonic with the fundamental tone.
Too great a proportion of overtones is what causes certain pianos to sound "tin-panny.
The first of these overtones is the octave above the fundamental; the second is the fifth above this octave; the third, two octaves above the fundamental, and so on through the series as shown in the figure below.
The characteristic tone of the oboe on the other hand has many overtones and is therefore highly individualistic: this enables us to recognize the tone of the instrument even though we cannot see the player.
A series of simple vibrations will cause a simple (or colorless) tone, while complex vibrations (giving rise to overtones of various kinds and in a variety of proportions) cause more individualistic peculiarities of quality.
In 1737 his work on the generation of chords through overtones caused the equal temperament system of tuning to be generally accepted, and the old modes, with the exception of the Ionian and Aeolian, to be dropped out of use.
In the tinkling overtones of smallness, there was almost a silence for a moment.
Crazy beauty was all around: strange, rich colors; keening musical notes--fine overtonesof normal sounds.
It can be raised high enough to hold and reverberate and add rich overtones to, the grandest chords of thought ever struck by a Plato, a Buddha, or a Kant.
The great defect of that instrument was the rendering of the overtones in music and the hissing consonants in speech.
In addition, he can immediately recognize the number of overtones and rate of tremolo, which may afterward be verified by a microscopic examination of a record of the same voice.
This surmise is corroborated by Debussy's own statement that, while serving as a young man on garrison duty, he took great delight in listening to the overtones of bugles and of the bells from a nearby convent.
Even a slight analysis of Chopin's style proves that it is based upon logical inferences, drawn from the series of overtonesas they are generated and reinforced by the very nature of the pianoforte.
These specimens are intermediate in color and cranial characters between the aforementioned subspecies but possess more of the pale brown overtones seen in paratypes of pallidus, and are best referred to that subspecies.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "overtones" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
