Question regarding Well Temp. Tuning

[Richard Brekne]

A440A@AOL.COM wrote:

>

Ya see ??? we agree after all now dont we... grin.. even about the okra bit. I
would very much like to get ahold of your CD by the way.



>    <sigh>
>      Yes, I agree, however,  simply stating that everybody has options
> doesn't create any framework for dialogue (which I believe most of us are
> here for), for that, positions are necessary.  These different perspectives
> can be formed in a variety of ways, some valid, others less so.
>      As Gina points out, the value of different tunings will be based on
> subjective responses from the individual, thus, there is little room to
> debate here. ( I HATE okra, and all the talk in the world isn't going to
> change that!)  I propose that it is a mistake to try to prove the superiority
> of any one temperament, thus, there is no validity in saying that the
> Kirnberger is clearly superior to ET, or meantone.
>       My point, and I apologize if it was poorly phrased in the first post,
> is that restriction to of any one of these styles will limit a technician's
> growth.   What I am suggesting is that the most profitable debate will first
> consider the relative value of a mono-temperament approach vs.  a
> multi-temperament approach, not the respective value of any individual
> temperament itself.
>       That said,  I have compared Mozart on a well temperament vs ET, and
> found that the Well tempered version contained far more beauty, (to me). In
> fact, since talk is cheap, we have produced a CD that presents Mozart's K385
> on three tunings, just for this comparison. We can resume the "superior"
> tuning question after hearing this,  that way, we are all talking about the
> same sounds.
> Regards,
> Ed Foote RPT
>

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway