more on this temperament thing...

[Tom Servinsky]

Hold on Tom...you just hit a nerve.
I am a concert clarinetist. Ouch!
Tom Servinsky,RPT
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: more on this temperament thing...


>
> In a message dated 10/19/01 9:24:17 PM, tompiano@gate.net writes:
>
> << Again, as stated earlier, it's amazing that the orchestral tuning and
the
>
> tuning of a piano, be it ET or HT with all the complexities they require,
>
> still exist and astound audiences as well as they have done. >>
>
> I have always thought that this is one of the reasons the piano sounds so
> fresh and wonderful in an orchestral setting.  This, in combination with
the
> exciting visual aspects of the performance, make the piano concerto the
best
> of that genre.  (Sit through a clarinet concerto if you wish to disagree!)
>
> Tom Sivak