If you're just after a listen, there are lots of examples of alternative systems on youtube. Here's 19-tone, equal temperament (as opposed to the usual 12 TET):

If you're just after a listen, there are lots of examples of alternative systems on youtube. Here's 19-tone, equal temperament (as opposed to the usual 12 TET): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EP0KvbxW8o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EP0KvbxW8o I like the above example because it always starts by sounding "off" to me but seems okay by the end of the piece. It's a matter of what you're used to.