How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony: And Why You Should Care 论文

摘要

What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have lost in playing music in temperament-the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard method? Thanks to How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony, we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven really meant when he called B minor 'black' (Wall Street Journal).In this comprehensive plea for more variety in methods (Kirkus Reviews), Ross W. Duffin presents a serious and well-argued case (Goldberg Magazine) that should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning (Saturday Guardian).