old and new temperaments

Jeff Tanner jtanner@mozart.sc.edu
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:07:32 -0500


Ron Koval wrote:
>So unless you find something in the historical record showing a composer's
>preference, you are on your own to pick a tuning.

Who are we to have the freedom to "pick a tuning" for what a composer was
intending?  If we can't know what tuning the composer used, then where's
the educational value?  It becomes merely a novelty.  If we just pick the
one we like, that is no different than imposing ET on all of it, no?
Jeff



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