[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Kirnberger on lutes and temperament

[Dale Young]

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Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Kirnberger on lutes and temperament



On 4/26/2008, "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In good English it might go something like:
"As logarhythms are Greek to most musicians, they are rarely considered, 
and
are never used, so IMHO, it would be easier to speak in arithmetical 
terms.
ET is, unconditionally, a totally abominable/execrable system, and can 
only
be used to tune a theorbo, a lute etc., because in these instruments all
other temperaments are USELESS."

I must say I agree, wholeheardedly.

Luckily Kirnberger represents late baroque  period (nearly early
classism), not the real baroque (as Monteverdi et al), not to speak
about renaissance. In Kirnberg's times lute was not anymore an
important instrument...

best,

Arto

     ...the  lute was not anymore an
important instrument...
    It was, however, the time when the best music was written for it, ever. 
A good tune is more interesting ( to me) than pure thirds and a bunch of 
half baked poly-phony.
            your Galant chauvinist friend,

                   Dale


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