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So tempered steel is well-balanced steel, or mild-mannered. See also the well-tempered clavier. In music, the temperament is an aspect of the tuning system rel
by HPsquared 3y ago
So tempered steel is well-balanced steel, or mild-mannered.
See also the well-tempered clavier. In music, the temperament is an aspect of the tuning system relating to how the dissonances of different notes are balanced.
- adolph 3y agoHow did WTC not come to my mind, it is one of my favorite works! Maybe because it drives my spouse up the wall so I only listen it less often than I’d like. My favorite recording is the Ishikawa from OpenGoldberg [0]. Reflecting on my response to “lose one’s temper” I can see how a straight line reading of etymology (as I proposed) might be misleading if the specific idiom did come or return from steel or string as an enhancement/extension to the original’s meaning. https://youtu.be/nPHIZw7HZq4 https://youtu.be/nPHIZw7HZq4