I wonder if this is a chicken or egg thing. Did moods get associated because people thought that was the correct way of doing things? Or was it the other way around? Once a tradition gets stuck - correct or not - people often never question it or really ask why. -William In a message dated 10/15/2009 4:06:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Indeed. Mattheson's and others' treatises on this subject were used well into the 19th century. These were very descriptive in which key indicated which 'affect' although there are some variations. Everybody 'knew' that D major was a festive, warlike key and E flat major was full of pathos, solemn, serious. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
