Temperaments

[Jason Kanter]

Julia, since this question has occurred to you, it will be well worth devoting some of your curiosity to exploring this site: http://www.rollingball.com/TemperamentsFrames.htm
(my own work, stimulated originally by Ed Foote)

I agree with Ed's moderate response -- it's personal taste -- but I find that a mild well temperament is very pleasing for any kind of music. The milder major third in the "white" keys is a sound that we just do not hear very much, and it tastes good. Try something from the group on my website called "Victorian Well", or one of the mild "modern well" temperaments like Wendell's "Tweaked Synchronous Victorian" -- which I just put on a Stwy B for a very talented (and delighted) pianist who plays a lot of Beethoven and Chopin. 

Jason
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: KeyKat88 at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 3:24 PM
  Subject: Temperaments 


  Greetings,

            Looking at the temperaments in the PTG archives, I am overwhelmed; and absolutely fascinated!!!
             Surely, when the master of the firey, L.V Beethoven wrote his Moonlight Sonata or the Pathatique or any of his genius works, he was writing on a piano with the temperament of his day. 

            Now, If I tune my piano, as a passionate fan of Beethoven to the temperament of that time, would I hear when I play his works, what he truly intended? Or would the difference be negligable / inconsequential between that temperament and our latest truly equal temperament?    Me thinks I would hear the nuances of going from the key of c#minor to the key of Emajor within a mouvement.   Seeking opinions and /or personal experience with this sort of thing.

           Also. business is finally, after 39 months, getting to be NOT hand to mouth anymore!  It's getting pretty good,  and (YippEEEE!!!) me thinks I am going to be able to afford to go to the Eastern Regional PTG Conference in 2007. I am looking so forward to meeting my senors / mentors on this list, who have graciously advised and encouraged me with my piano questions!

  Thank You!
  Julia Gottshall
  Reading, PA
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