Diatonic temperament C to C from A440

Don Rose drose@sask.maple.net
Sun, 14 Jan 1996 17:21:18 -0800


>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a request from a local harpist for a Diatonic (all and only naturals) temperament from
c4 to c5 with A 440  as a starting point. Does anyone out there have something like this?
>>
>> Don Rose, RPT drose@sask.maple.net
>>
>I may be showing my ignorance, but couldn't you just (no pun intended) tune
>the circle of fourths and fifths (and octaves, of course) perfect?  In my
>early attempts to tune by ear (and without knowledge) I was able to get
>the white keys to sound great, but I hadn't learned to stretch the fourths,
>so the black keys were off.  Voila, equal temperament!  Am I all wet?  If
>I'm not wet, I'd better wet myself down or I'll soon be on fire! ;~}
>
We only have cdefgabc to work with

Regards, Don




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