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I'm excited to see others on the journey of connecting music theory and math. I feel like taking equal-temperament for granted obscures a lot of the simplest c
by zengid 9y ago
I'm excited to see others on the journey of connecting music theory and math.
I feel like taking equal-temperament for granted obscures a lot of the simplest connections. Just intonation has a treasure trove of interesting implications (and challenges), and the math is elementary school stuff [0].
[0] https://music.stackexchange.com/a/33787 https://music.stackexchange.com/a/33787
- beat 9y agoJust intonation leads to giving up on key changes, though. And it gives up the flexibility of the piano and fretted instruments - if you want to play well in a different key, you have to re-tune the piano! The dominance of equal temperament can probably be traced directly to the rise of the piano in importance.
- zengid 9y agoI don't know about you but I don't own a piano. I do have several computers though, and they all have a soundcard. Dynamic tuning is a problem that can be solved by software! I'm fine with equal temperament dominating, but it shouldn't be taken for granted as the only system for selecting an intonation. When I went to school for music the only time we talked about intonation was in music history. I'd like to change that.