more on this temperament thing

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Tue, 30 Oct 2001 18:55:06 +0100



A440A@AOL.COM wrote:

> ric wrote:
> >
> >I am only quibbling with the word "intonation"   I have never heard it
> >used in concection with the piano.  Do you mean "intonation" to mean the same
> >as "tempering" or something in addition or beyond tempering.
>
>    I use the word "intonation" inre the piano as in , the piano's temperament
> IS its intonation.
>

Just a side note... in Europe... or at least most all of norther Europe.
Intonation is used mostly as english speaking (specially americans) use the word
voicing. And I have even heard the word for "voice" in norwegian used as Ed uses
the word intonation above.



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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no




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