source file: m1363.txt Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 22:52:52 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Well Temperaments,+ From: Johnny Reinhard To fill in a bit on Joe Monzo's post, there is an unpublished translation of Werckmeister's 1691 monograph Musikalische Temperatur (Quedlinberg). My cents calculations were made from the written description of Andreas Werckmeister's own explanation. Joe wrote of my choosing A=440 as a constant, as well as working the tuning instructions around this constant. For some reason Joe has not explained where the tuning calculations are expressed incorrectly. I think it is important to point out published errors (though their damn near impossible to correct..so few revised later editions). While an important book in awakening the electronic musicians to microtones, Scott Wilkinson's _Tuning In_ has some wild notes listed for Werckmeister III. I wonder, Gary, do they match those of Werckmeister IV or V? Johnny Reinhard Director American Festival of Microtonal Music 318 East 70th Street, Suite 5FW New York, New York 10021 USA (212)517-3550/fax (212) 517-5495 reinhard@idt.net http://www.echonyc.com/~jhhl/AFMM