On 18.01.2007 Christopher Smith wrote:
I went to the Just Intonation website to listen to the examples, and I don't know about it. It is all well and good for 4ths and 5ths inside an octave, and even the 3rds and 6ths are fine (though I'm not sure that anyone tunes EVERY third this way in any kind of music; they seem to be OK for tonic chords, though). As far as I can make out, many of the early tuning systems differ particularly on the thirds, which can be in a fairly wide area and still sound like they are thirds. And even in the harmonic series, there are several different versions of major and minor thirds, almost all of which can sound fine in different contexts.
If you really are interested, you should listen to some good recordings in mean tone (17th century music I would recommend), perhaps with a good mixture of string and wind instruments, plus meantone tuned virginal or harpsichord.
A pure third in this kind of music can be a revelation, almost a drug. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
