Which Temperament

[pianoman]

David,
The phrases like darker keys and brighter happier keys were supposed to be
gone with the coming of equal temperament.  Musicians are a funny bunch
being emotional, sensitive, and the like ( a Good Thing) and persist in
these beliefs.  However I myself can sometimes be persueded that some of
this is still possible.
James Grebe
pianoman@inlink.com

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> From: Vanderhoofven <dkvander@clandjop.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Which Temperament
> Date: Sunday, October 05, 1997 9:26 PM
> 
> Dear Anne and the list,
> 
> Would you suggest one or two unequal temperaments that I could try out
> while practicing Chopin (specifically the Polonaise in A Major Opus 40,
No.
> 1, and the Waltz in D flat Major, Opus 64, No. 1)?
> 
> And what about one or two suitable temperaments for use when practicing
> Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca?
> 
> By the way, I was listening to Piano Jazz (a weekly public radio program)
> and the featured jazz pianist made the comment that the keys of C, G, D,
A,
> and E Major where brighter keys and that the flat keys were darker.  I
> thought that in Equal Temperament, that the color of the various keys was
> removed and that there was only variation in the pitch and not in tone
> color?  Perhaps this performer has had his piano tuned in a non-equal
> temperament and now appreciates the broader range of contrast possible
> between the keys?
> 
> By the way, I also would like a copy of the Top Ten commonly used
> temperaments form the 16th to the 19th centuries.
> 
> Sincerely,
> David
> 
> At 09:01 PM 10/3/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >At 08:23 PM 10/3/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >>Dear list,
> >
> >>Is there any other sources where I can get a kind Top Ten Chart of the 
> >>commonly used temperament from 16th to 19th century?
> 
> Michel 
> 
> >To choose the correct temperament, you
> >need to know what they are playing.  The temperament depends upon such
> >considerations as the composer and country and the year, as composers
would
> >change their tune so to speak.   <snip>    If the player
> >wants to play across a spectrum you need to give them a reasonable
> compromise.  
> >
> >Anne Beetem
> >Harpsichords & Historic Pianos.
> 
> 
> David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT
> Joplin, Missouri, USA        
> e-mail:  dkvander@clandjop.com
> 
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