Tri-Tones: The Devil In Music

Have you ever heard of the “devil’s interval”? In this Office Hours video, Ross Hagen, professor of music history at Utah Valley University, explains tritones, a musical interval that’s so dissonant and offensive to our ears that it was forbidden for years as “devil music.” But tritones aren’t as evil as they sound. When used well, tritones can create moving, powerful music.

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