The irony is that the Western concept of something that is "in tune" is actually dissonant to the same Western cultures of the past. Well-tempered tuning has on

The irony is that the Western concept of something that is "in tune" is actually dissonant to the same Western cultures of the past. Well-tempered tuning has only been around since Bach's time. Our music today would not sound right to those during or before his time, in general.