For those who are intrigued by the history of tuning and its many
styles, a good read is
How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (And Why You Should Care)
Ross Duffin (2007) ISBN-13: 978-0-393-06227-4
Today's ubiquitous equal temperament was far from common in practice
as well as in theory until relatively recently.
Regards,
Leonard Williams
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On 2/10/08 4:47 PM, "Simon Wascher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The mathematical formula for the tuning principles of the tuning
> systems we still use today are known since the antique (see http://
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma).
> The prefered mathematical tuning system of the medieval times, which
> is well documented, is in fact not the one that is most common today,
> the equal temperament (no good for hurdy-gurdy; see http://
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament) but the Pythagorean tuning
> (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_tuning). But again, all
> we know is that the music theorists prefered it last but not least
> for philosophical reasons, there is no physical evidence for the
> practice.
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>
> Simon
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> have a look at:
> http://hurdygurdywiki.wiki-site.com
> http://drehleierwiki.wiki-site.com
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> my site:
> http://simonwascher.info
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