Roman Turovsky writes:
I didn't say that Artusi's criticism was directed at CM's instructions.
Yes you did. You said:
Monteverdi operas modulate sufficiently for Claudio M. to have him ask his
musicians to tune in ET, for which he suffered criticism from a gentleman
named Artusi.
Roman
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Roman Turovsky wrote:
Composers are practical creatures and I doubt
they were given to the masochism and snobbery of the type of our friend in
Helsinki.
I just wonder Mr. S's comments like this. If his ears ans mind
enjoy equal temperament, let it be so. Nobody can be
Dear All:
None of the Monteverdi I've played strayed into unusual keys. What works
are we talking about?
Yours,
Jim
Dear All:
I forgot to mention in my previous posting that when I played the
Monteverdi Vespers with the Folger Consort some years ago we used tempered
(not equal) tuning and fretting, and it sounded wonderful.
Yours,
Jim
The WTC then becomes an interesting exercise in *composing* in different keys
(because each key has its own character), rather than an exercise in *playing*
in any key (which is trivial).
This is a matter of opinion, and I personally find nothing trivial about it.
Unequal temperament may give
On Friday, January 30, 2004, at 04:01 PM, Roman Turovsky wrote:
The WTC then becomes an interesting exercise in *composing* in
different keys
(because each key has its own character), rather than an exercise in
*playing*
in any key (which is trivial).
I'm sorry - writing for writing. Try
The WTC then becomes an interesting exercise in *composing* in
different keys
(because each key has its own character), rather than an exercise in
*playing*
in any key (which is trivial).
I'm sorry - writing for writing. Try to play ''in any key''!
This is a matter of opinion, and I
Roman Turovsky at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Monteverdi operas modulate sufficiently for Claudio M. to have him ask his
musicians to tune in ET, for which he suffered criticism from a gentleman
named Artusi. Who remembers Artusi now?
Alas, I can't seem to find my list of the persons who
Monteverdi operas modulate sufficiently for Claudio M. to have him ask his
musicians to tune in ET, for which he suffered criticism from a gentleman
named Artusi. Who remembers Artusi now?
Alas, I can't seem to find my list of the persons who remember Artusi now.
I also can't find any
Roman wrote:
Monteverdi operas modulate sufficiently for Claudio M. to have him ask his
musicians to tune in ET, for which he suffered criticism from a gentleman
named Artusi.
I wrote:
I ... can't find any reference to equal temperament from either Monteverdi
or Artusi. Perhaps you
Martin Shepherd:
And ET is not indispensable for modulation - as I hoped I had made clear,
it is just one of many temperaments which allow modulation to any key. It
also has the unfortunate effect of making all keys sound the same, and
therefore largely removes the point of modulating in
Roman wrote:
Monteverdi operas modulate sufficiently for Claudio M. to have him ask his
musicians to tune in ET, for which he suffered criticism from a gentleman
named Artusi.
I wrote:
I ... can't find any reference to equal temperament from either Monteverdi
or Artusi. Perhaps you could
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