the other side of the f

[Les Smith]

On Fri, 20 Mar 1998 Ted_Sambell@BanffCentre.AB.CA wrote:

>                       RE>>the other side of the fence              20/03/98
> ET was proposed by a Chinese emporor 4000 years ago, and in 1623 by
> Mersenne in his encylopedia of music, Harmonie Universalle. If this is not
> historical, what is?
> 

Boy, Ted, you should know by now that you can't believe EVERYTHING you
read, especially if it doesn't agree with what you think you already
know. People accept those ideas as true which agree with their own, and
discount as false those which don't. Truth, ultimately, becomes a really
strongly-held opinion. Everything's fine until some trouble-maker like
you comes along and starts trying to cloud the issue with the facts.

Just for the record, ET goes back to the dawn of civilization, when music
started with a caveman twanging his bow-string as he sat beside a fire.
He could only play one note, it was equal with itself, hence the tempera-
ment was equal. This proves conclusively that ET is therefore the oldest
Historical Temperament. Case closed :)

Have a great weekend,

Les Smith