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An untempered instrument would be one that is tuned to maintain the perfect intervals of a specific root tone. Temperament is adjusting tuning for musical prac
by brudgers 1y ago
An untempered instrument would be one that is tuned to maintain the perfect intervals of a specific root tone.
Temperament is adjusting tuning for musical practicality. 12 TET is simply one set of compromises/benefits in a constellation of alternatives.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_temperament https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_temperament
- ofalkaed 1y agoThank you for offering something clearer than the mess I made. Been 25 years since I studied this stuff and finally learned to just accept (and love) the modern standard.