The Tritone

The video tutorial explores the concept of the Devil's Interval, focusing on the tritone. It explains how perfect intervals are stable and how altering them leads to dissonance, with the tritone being a notable example. The tritone divides the octave evenly and has historical significance, once considered the most dissonant interval. Over time, its perception has changed, and it now plays a crucial role in Western music.

What historical context contributed to the perception of the tritone as dissonant?

In what ways has the perception of the tritone changed from the 14th century to now?