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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Staying in tune
The equal-tempered scale, where the octave is divided into twelve equal chromatic steps, has dominated western music for over a century. We have been made to believe that its use has been standard since times of Bach, but actually its … Continue reading
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Tagged archicembalo, Bach, equal temperament, Gérard Grisey, Georg Friedrich Haas, harmonic series, just intonation, Lou Harrison, meantone temperament, microtone, Nicola Vicentino, pythagorean tuning, quarter tone, spectral music, Terry Riley, tuning system, well temperament, Well-tempered clavier
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