> > the aural tunings will give much more musical pleasure, > >especially the ET of Claude Montal of 1836. ---rm > > Please tell me what that is, Ric.....David A. Sometimes writing is like dystocia and when a less than fully developed piece gets delivered prematurely (by accident) to the list it can lead to dysthymia. To answer your question let me show what I really said, and then what I really meant. ---ric rote ................................... When you tune by ear according to the historical directions (without relaying on modern tests) you may be surprised at how different each tuning is, but yet is still musically viable and pleasant even. The modern machines with theoretical offsets will give a consistent temperament, but compare that with results from the original directions that guided the ear. I think you will find, the aural tunings will give much more musical pleasure, especially the ET of Claude Montal of 1836. ---rm .................................................................. . I meant to say, ..."I think you will find the aural tunings will give much more tuning and musical pleasure especially the ET directions of Claude Montal of 1836" In other words, try it, you may like it. Below are the condensed directions without tests Montal gives. This shows how a quick go through followed by how ever much of the counter partition you need establishes a musical ET. I hope you will be amazed as I am at how this comes out . If you want to get even closer, fairly complete instructions are in the Nov. Journal or the exact translation from me. remoody@midstatesd.net See end of post for modern instructions and tests. Always make sure 5ths are narrow but not so much that you can hear them beat. ---rm MONTAL 1836 Partition: From source tune A4, then. A4--D4--G3--G4--C4--F3--F4--Bb3--BBB--Eb4--Ab3--Ab4 Ab4/G#4--C#4--F#3--F#4--B3--B4--E4--compare to A3 Counter Partition Verify A4--E4--A3, then E4--B4--B3--F#4--F#3--C#4--G#4--G#3--D#4 D#4/Eb4--Bb4--Bb3--F4--F3--C4--G4--G3--D4--A4. The more times you tune according to the above directions the less going through the counter partition you need. You should not hear a 5th beating , rather the "tonality" of an ET 5th. Make sure your 5th is indeed flat! MONTAL WITH MODERN TESTS. From Source tune A4. Then... A4--A3--E4: A4--D4--G3--G4--C4 (test C4--E4) C4--F3--F4 ....................... (test F4--A4 and F3--A3) F4--Bb3 ...................................... (Bb3--D4) Bb3--Bb4 ..................................... (test Bb4--F4 4th) Bb4--Eb4 ............................... (test Eb4--G4) Eb4--Ab3 ............................... (test Ab3--C4) Ab3--Ab4/G#4 ......................... (test E4--G#4) G#4--C#4 ............................ (test A3--C#4) C#4--F#3 ......................... (test F#3--Bb3) F#3--F#4 ...................... (test D4--F#3) F#4--B3--E4--B4.
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