Episode 362
Why do musical instruments sound different when playing the same note?
Why does the same musical note sound different when played on different instruments? Why does, for example, an A-sharp on a piano sound different to an A-sharp on a trumpet?...
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
May 7, 20174m 26s
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Show Notes
Why does the same musical note sound different when played on different instruments? Why does, for example, an A-sharp on a piano sound different to an A-sharp on a trumpet? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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musicalsound wavesharmonicsfrequencymusical instruments