A Piano Tone Played Backwards Will Sound More Likely an Organ

question 22

Multiple Choice

 A piano tone played backwards will sound more likely an organ than a piano because _____.

• A) the tone's original decay has become the attack, and vice versa
• B) the tone chroma is higher when played backwards
• C) the tone height is decreased when played backwards
• D) two middle harmonics are eliminated when played backwards

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