Bill Bremmer wrote: > I have yet to find any music that is worthwhile which *requires* ET. Many people have said that atonal music needs ET. However, since atonal music tends not to rely on vertical harmony so much, I'd say it's no crime to play atonal music in an alternative temperament. It might be interesting. > Congratulations, Charles on your find. May I suggest instead of plowing > right into one temperament or the other, first browse through some of the > many anecdotal stories? Thanks. I appreciate your comments. It's definitely too big of a book to go from start to finish. I'll read his background information first and then hit some of the highlights that you mentioned. I thought the very first sentence in the book was funny. There's no question where he stands on the issue of the importance of temperament awareness that we have been discussing. And he doesn't back it up. He'd certainly get flamed on this list, but somehow I think he could pull it off. Charles
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