(careful, it is about temperaments)

[Cy Shuster]

As a struggling pianist, I have to note that it's a heckuva lot easier to 
*play* pieces in 3 sharps or less.  Conceivably this could have some effect 
for composers who were selling sheet music.

--Cy--

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net>
To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:48 PM
Subject: RE: (careful, it is about temperaments)


> Since the predominant choice of keys, as you have outlined, is in 3 sharps
> or less (mostly less) it may also suggest that composers were selecting 
> keys
> to avoid the effects of unequal temperaments present in the outer keys
> rather than to take advantage of them.