Appropriate Historical Temperaments

[Lawrence Becker]

At 01:23 PM 5/25/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Geoffrey, Lawrence and list,
>
>By "unstretched", does that mean these deviations should not be used
>over a regular FAC tuning when using a SAT III?
>
>I have an unstretched tuning saved in memory that I usually use for my
>harpsichord tunings and then just use the offsets for whatever temperament
>I'm using.

Avery-

I did what you just outlined with Geoffrey's offsets on my SAT III.  Seemed 
to work, but I'm not an authority on this temperament...

>That brings me to a question for Lawrence. Have you ever used the Prinz HT?
>I used it last December, on Owen's advice, for a Messiah performance and
>an all-Vivaldi Choral concert. I've used it for The Marriage of Figaro and
>several recitals when appropriate for the time period. Always harpsichord,
>though. Not piano. Everyone seems to like it. The primary harpsichordist
>likes it and it's become the default for general use, unless something like
>a Meantone is called for.

I use the Prinz for Bach on our harpsichords & fortepiano.  Glad to know it 
sounds good for Handel & Vivaldi, too.  Will add this nugget to the arsenal.


>The only time I've actually used a Young was for a Mozart Piano Concerto
>a couple of years ago. That was my first "delving" into HT's and I had to
>do a lot of convincing even to get the pianist to try it. Worked though,
>and by the time the concert was over, she really liked it for the Mozart.
>Didn't like it much for Chopin and some later composers on her studio
>piano, though. :-)
>
>
>
>I'd also like to try it but would liked to have an answer to my first
>question before I do. We're having a French guest pianist, Anne Queffelec,
>this summer playing the Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No.2 in G. Anyone ever
>work with her?
>
> >Trying these temperaments is fun!  Thanks for the responses.
>
>Agreed.
>
>Avery
>
>
>Avery Todd
>Moores School of Music
>University of Houston
>Houston, TX 77204-4071
>713-743-3226

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Lawrence Becker, RPT
Piano Technician
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
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