Re: [LAU] Different temperaments (was Chord finder)

From: Bob van der Poel <bob@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Jul 14 2012 - 21:06:16 EEST

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> Heres some evidence that Mozart played with 'more keys' if he could get them
> http://tonalsoft.com/monzo/55edo/55edo.htm
>
> Bach used Werckmeister-III, today we use equal temperament. They are crudely
> similar in that all keys are usable. In Werckmeister however all keys are
> subtly different. In ET all are the same.

My regret in life is that I didn't spend more time as a youth studying
math and music theory. Very interesting links. Thanks.

> So for Bach, it seems he was such a genius that that is not
> recognized/understood even 4 centuries after him. See
> http://www.kylegann.com/histune.html#hist3

Agreed. His genius shines each time we play his simplest compositions.
Lots of harmony lessons to learn!

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