the temperament thing

[Tvak@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 10/30/01 12:37:01 PM, hsrosen@earthlink.net writes:

<< Ed Foote said:


"If all keys sound the same, is there any reason to use more than one of

them?" >>

Yes.  Think about the challenges the composer presents for the performer by 
writing his piece in one key as opposed to another.  Take Chopin's Black Key 
Etude for example, which is a wonderful technique-building piece in the key 
of Gb Major.  This piece  also displays Chopin's genius in building a piece 
in which the melodic content is exclusively black keys (in the A section at 
least).  This piece would be pointless in C Major.  The reason this piece 
exists is because it is in a specific key.

Tom Sivak