source file: mills3.txt Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 15:57:00 +0100 Subject: Re: equal temp discussion From: mr88cet@texas.net (Gary Morrison) >I am >sure that Bach must have used equal at times, as in his Lute works, Ah yes, that's a worthwhile point that's easy to lose sight of. My guitar teacher back in Dallas (before I let my guitar skills rust over to their hideous current state!) used to lament a bit the idea of exploring new tunings, because he felt that the movement to equal temperament was one of the comparatively few historical cases where the guitar and guitar music was ahead of the musical trends. I guess he felt it ironic that folks like we tuning-listers want to reverse that. But I like to think that the fact that guitars are one of the better instruments for exploring new tunings puts it on the cutting edge! > Morrison...I also need to back up a tad, and rephrase an earlier >comment about tunings with many notes being very difficult to play >chord changes (such as jazz) on. >Impossible? I cannot yet say, but I am sure I will give it a go in >a later date. I for one will look forward to hearing that. I'm sure that, if anybody can pull it off, it would be Neil Haverstick! SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: A440A@aol.com Subject: Beethoven In The Temperaments PostedDate: 01-12-97 22:55:38 SendTo: CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH ReplyTo: tuning@eartha.mills.edu $MessageStorage: 0 $UpdatedBy: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH,CN=Manuel op de Coul/OU=AT/O=EZH RouteServers: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=notesrv1/OU=Server/O=EZH RouteTimes: 01-12-97 22:53:58-01-12-97 22:53:58,01-12-97 22:53:53-01-12-97 22:53:53 DeliveredDate: 01-12-97 22:53:53 Categories: $Revisions: Received: from ns.ezh.nl ([137.174.112.59]) by notesrv2.ezh.nl (Lotus SMTP MTA SMTP v4.6 (462.2 9-3-1997)) with SMTP id C1256560.007848FE; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 22:53:50 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA03742; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 22:55:38 +0100 Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 22:55:38 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA03740 Received: (qmail 17043 invoked from network); 1 Dec 1997 13:55:34 -0800 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 1 Dec 1997 13:55:34 -0800 Message-Id: <971201165333_2107009826@mrin39> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu