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simple tone
simple tone In this historical source, a simple tone is a basic tone contrasted with a compound tone.
In this historical source, a simple tone is a basic tone contrasted with a compound tone. The entry notes that some writers treated it as the same as a simple clang, although it also argues that clang is more strictly the term for a musical note made up of a fundamental tone and its overtones.