[CAUT] The history of harmonic development

[Jeff Tanner]

The keys do draw (or lead) musically, regardless of or in spite of, 
temperament.  Temperament color has nothing to do with what direction the 
leading tones draw the progression.
Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Reed" <pianoarts at tx.rr.com>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:11 PM
Subject: [CAUT] The history of harmonic development


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>
> Ed Foote wrote, in regards to offering alternative 
> temperments.......'broadening our horizons, we may be able to offer 
> more...'
>
> I appreciate this kind of thinking.
>
> One simple but profound way to begin to understand how temperments fit 
> into specific musical styles, is to consider the history and evolution 
> of harmonic development...
>
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> Composers found that moving up through the Diatonic scale by 4ths, (or 
> down by 5ths) had a sort of gravitational music meaning.......