> "outside sixth, inside third," which does, indeed make up a dominant > seventh in the third inversion. But what does it tell you? If they > are equal beating, fine; but suppose one is faster than the other, > which note would you then correct? > Fred, I think I need to jump in here. By the time one gets to the point where this is a useful test one is well into the temperament. A difference in the beats indicates a need to reevaulate the work that has gone before. Where one can make adjustments to close the difference without compromising the entire whole. Usually this indicates a need to look for too fast or too slow fifths. It is less a diagnostic as it is an evaluator. So share your test for a P4. Newton nhunt@jagat.com
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