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Meantone temperaments are
musical temperaments, that is a
variety of
tuning systems,
obtained by
narrowing the
fifths so that
their ratio is
slightly less...
- Quarter-comma
meantone perfect fifth on C
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media help. Quarter-comma
meantone, or 1 / 4 -comma
meantone, was the most...
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equal temperament is used; for example, they are not the same
thing in
meantone temperament,
where the
diatonic semitone is
distinguished from and larger...
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following is a list of
intervals of
extended meantone temperament.
These intervals constitute the
standard vocabulary of
intervals for the Western...
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widely used in the
sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries: the quarter-comma
meantone temperament. More broadly, it is also used to
refer to
similar intervals...
- performance. Historically, the use of just intonation,
Pythagorean tuning and
meantone temperament meant that such
instruments could sound "in tune" in one key...
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notation keeps modern music compatible with
earlier tuning systems, such as
meantone temperaments. The
choice can also
depend on the note's
readability in the...
- 38.71
cents (Play). 31-ET is a very good
approximation of quarter-comma
meantone temperament. More generally, it is a
regular diatonic tuning in
which the...
- 1⁄4-comma
meantone fifth and the
average fifth). A more
detailed analysis is
provided at 1⁄4-comma
meantone Size of intervals. 1⁄4-comma
meantone was designed...
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retains the
essential qualities of
meantone temperament.
Historical examples include 1 / 3
comma and 2 / 7
comma meantone. Well
temperament Any one of a...
