> > The article said...... > > <<The well temperament, he notes, "is what Beethoven grew up around, this is what Mozart lived in the middle of, this was the only tuning available until the late 1850s." >><< > > Yes, I said and believe that, but would welcome evidence to the > contrary. I would welcome any evidence from the composers themselves. If temperament was so important they surely must have said something on the subject. There is no direct evidence (to my knowledge) of how Mozart's or Beethoven's piano was actually tuned or which tuning if any they did prefer. As Charles Beard (I think) the historian said, "No evidence, no history" With all the letters of Mozart there must be something in there about tuning. We know what temperaments were proposed and when. That is from the theorists. It is the evidence of who, where and when they were actually used that is lacking. The best we can say is :"So and so MAY have used this temp at that time". ---ricexibita
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