Hello everybody- My belief is that it all really goes by the way side (what temperament to use when) because back in the day of those composers, the instruments they used were a bit different than now. I say great when using WTs on "historical instruments", but it is not the same when used on modern ones. >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 > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- Vince Mrykalo RPT MPT Senior Piano Technician Crane School of Music
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