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What is being discussed here is the 12 note equal temperament which has only been a standard since the 18th century in western countries. To say something is in
by beardyw 3y ago
What is being discussed here is the 12 note equal temperament which has only been a standard since the 18th century in western countries. To say something is in or out of tune is in reference to that scale which we now consider to be fundamental to all music. It isn't.
- analog31 3y agoOddly enough most laypeople don't know about equal temperament, and most musicians learn in their training that it's not fundamental. In my earliest music lessons, I learned to tune my instrument, the cello, by perfect intervals. My teacher explained to me why the notes wouldn't match the piano exactly. Save for keyboards, most of the instruments in an orchestra don't have a well defined temperament.