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I consider the 12 tone scale to be a technology. The historical temperaments were compromise solutions to the problem of getting a useable scale within the skil
by analog31 4y ago
I consider the 12 tone scale to be a technology. The historical temperaments were compromise solutions to the problem of getting a useable scale within the skills and patience of the musician. A harpsichord had to be tuned before every performance, by the musician.
- dmarchand90 4y agoI can't find a public source, but in "the great courses " series on bach they mention that he had written notes on the 'feeling' each of the many different tempers could give and in a sense we have lost some flexibility in our ability to compose music