[CAUT] Temperament:Harpsichord:Handel ?

[Andrew Anderson]

Maybe I should dig up my Veritune manual and actually read it... ;-)

Andrew Anderson
TAMIU, LCC...
At 11:55 PM 12/1/2005, you wrote:
>At 10:12 PM 12/1/05, Andrew Anderson wrote:
>>Of the number of temperaments to choose from, what is the typical choice?
>>
>>Handel's Messiah, harpsichord continuo
>
>
>Hi Andrew,
>
>In "A Guide To Selecting And Tuning Unequal Temperaments", David 
>Bauguess recommends the Vallotti 1781 well temperament.
>The offsets he lists are:
>
>A       0.00
>A#      5.87
>B       -3.91
>C       5.87
>C#      0.00
>D       1.96
>D#      3.91
>E       -1.96
>F       7.82
>F#      -1.96
>G       3.91
>G#      1.96
>
>This is a really handy little booklet; nicely laid out with a wealth 
>of information and pretty inexpensive too.
>Its distributed by Veritune, Inc.  (David wrote the Verituner user 
>manual and documentation).
>I picked up my copy at the PTG Annual Convention/Institute last 
>summer in Kansas City.
>They can be reached on the web at:  www.veritune.com
>or by phone at  1-888-VERITUN (toll-free)
>or you can make the trip to Rochester this summer and get one 
>there!         :)
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Alan B. Crane,  RPT
>School of Music
>Wichita State University
>alan.crane@wichita.edu
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