On 18:07 Uhr Brad Beyenhof wrote:
>>Life would be so much easier if only (3/2)12=(2/1)7.
>
>>
>> Have you heard about the recently discovered Bach tuning, which is
>> hidden on the title page of the well-tempered manuscript?
No... do you have a reference (preferably online) where I can read
about it?
Sure:
http://www.larips.com/
navigate to "Articles" on the left, the first item is the original Early
Music article in PDF format.
I actually tried the tuning in a concert last week, playing Bach and
contemporaries. At first it sounded odd, as especially A major and also
D major doesn't sound all that good, but upon rehearsing we quickly got
used to it. It seems to be particularly suited for strings.
We played the G major sonata for violin and continuo, and it is amazing
how some things are very convincing. Eg, the third movement ends on a B
major chord, with the violin ending on a D#, which is usually a very
problematic place, and many harpsichordists just leave out the D#, even
though it is clearly figured. With the Bach tuning it was much less a
problem.
Lots of interesting aspects with this tuning. The most amazing being
that three versions of complete editions didn't notice it (Old Bach
edition, and two versions of NBA, the second done in the 80s or 90s).
All the time it was there staring in our faces!
Johannes
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http://www.musikmanufaktur.com
http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de
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