Temperaments

[A440A]

Rob writes:
>Now that everyone has pushed everyone else's buttons,  will ya leave >it
alone for a while?
> If you feel this just must be continued, how about doing it on the windy
>list?   

   Hmm,  better not hold your breath, Rob.   So far, the only topic to really
set them off is whether to use the historical tunings or not.  We have yet to
get to the point of discussing what we think these things sound like !  
   Perhaps it will settle down when the politics are out of the way, and we
can talk about the effects different temperaments have on compositions,  i.e.
does a Kirnberger or a Young make ms 35 of the Walstein stand out best,  or
does the Pathetique really need three keys with a full syntonic comma in them?
    The flames and lectures will die down,  after all, how much repetition is
warranted?   There is something more enjoyable to debate, and that is the
music itself. Just wait until there is enough exposure to the temperaments.
Even though there are only two out right now, that I know of, there are plans
for several large projects, (LVB among them) that will probably go with
historical tunings on modern pianos.  
    I think it  is a matter of taste.
Rgards, 
Ed Foote