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>Equal tempering is a very recent invention According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperamen
by mrob 4y ago
>Equal tempering is a very recent invention
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament#History :
"The two figures frequently credited with the achievement of exact calculation of equal temperament are Zhu Zaiyu (also romanized as Chu-Tsaiyu. Chinese: 朱載堉) in 1584 and Simon Stevin in 1585."
- hrnnnnnn 4y agoMaybe it's more accurate to say it's a very recently adopted invention.
- pclmulqdq 4y agoYes, people had worked out the pitches hundreds of years ago, but widespread practical adoption really took until the invention of the electric tuner. Tuning an equally-tempered fifth by ear is difficult and unnatural compared to using a slightly unequal temperament.