Meantone recording...

[Richard Moody]

Ed mentioned a recording project comming up in Meantone.

Here is a reference to one.

Author:  Barbour, James Murray, 1897-
TITLE:  Meantone temperament in theory and practice. [sound recording] / by
J. Murray Barbour and Fritz A. Kuttner.
Publisher:  New York : Musurgia Records, 1958.
Description:  1 disc : 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 12 in.
PERFORMER:  Examples performed on harpsichord and organ by Robert Conant.
Subject:  Musical temperament.

This is should be found in university libraries.  Barbour wrote a very
influential book on temperaments. _Tuning and temperament, a historical
survey_.  He is credited with being a pioneer in
rendering historic temperaments in Cents.   This is must reading for anyone
interested in HTs

Here is a "new" one for me anyone know of it?

Library:  USD--I.D. WEEKS LIBRARY
LOCATION:  SHRINE TO MUSIC MUSEUM MT165 .T6 1987
Availability:  Unknown -- check the shelves
Libraries:  SDA USD
Author:  Tittle, Martin B., 1948-
TITLE:  A performer's guide through historical keyboard tunings / by Martin
B. Tittle.
Edition:  Rev. ed.
Publisher:  Ann Arbor : Anderson Press, c1987.
Description:  80 p. : ill., music ; 22 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:  Bibliography: p. [70]-80.
Subject:  Keyboard instruments--Tuning.
Subject:  Musical temperament.
Bib-Record-Id:  00-16804989


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