In a message dated 98-03-17 12:06:27 EST, you write: << The mean tone systems favor the slower beating thirds and put them in the "good" keys. For me, this is kind of ironic: ...(snip) I think it was the fast-beating thirds which I liked. >> It is ironic. In a recent post by Tom Cole, I think this is what he found intolerable. Incidentally, the tempered 5th actually has a musical appeal to many people who are simply musicians and have not been trained as tuners. While I understand why a pure 5th sounds good to a tuner, a tempered one does not necessarily sound unacceptable to the general population. Also, musical context usually covers or disguises the sound of the tempered 5th. It is rare in music to have an exposed 5th. Usually there are more notes being played which make it quite impossible to even discern that sound. Sometimes however, that sound does "leak" through and a skilled tuner will perceive it as a bad unison. The general public however will usually not even be aware of it. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin
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