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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 08:49:13 -0700

Subject: Re: the Bach wars

From: COUL@ezh.nl (Manuel Op de Coul)

Johnny Reinhard wrote:

> The term "Gleichschwebenden Temperatur" for equal temperament was 
> certainly in use in Bach's time, and I think you are right...Bach would 
> have had *The Equal Tempered Clavier* if that was his explicit aim.

Das Gleichschwebend Temperierte Klavier? Hmm, somehow I doubt that. 
And if equal temperament was his aim this title suggests that he would
be opposed to D.W.K. being played in an unequal temperament, which is
hard to believe. 

Manuel Op de Coul    coul@ezh.nl

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