Review of Book "Temperament: The Idea That Solved Music's Greates Riddle

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

HI Dave,

Nor did I say that I regret owning or reading it.  As you said, it helped me better understand my own views.  I don't think we should be reluctant to expose ourselves to ideas with which we don't agree.  The point of my response was to steer you towards additional information in the archives.

regards,

Mike Spalding

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Vanderhoofven <dkvander@joplin.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: Review of Book "Temperament: The Idea That Solved Music's Greates Riddle


> Hi Mike,
> 
> I didn't say I would agree with what the book says!  I already know that I 
> disagree with the author about Equal Temperament being "the only natural 
> tuning", but I still would like to read and own the book.  I read a lot of 
> things that I disagree with, because it helps me formulate my own ideas and 
> strengthen my position of what I understand.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> David Vanderhoofven
> 
> 
> At 10:43 AM 9/24/02, Mike Spalding wrote:
> 
> >HI David,
> >
> >You will find some interesting dialog about this book in the Pianotek 
> >archives.  The author's premise that "equal  temperament was finally 
> >accepted as the only natural tuning... without which  modulations are 
> >impossible and the masterpieces from the Baroque era could not have been 
> >written" is not accepted by many tuners, myself included.
> >Mike Spalding RPT
> 
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