> On 26 May 2016, at 08:49, Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Absolutely fascinating stuff but bizarre all the considerations >>> that affect pitch over time. >> >> Off topic, I know, but how do those gifted with perfect pitch cope >> with all this? > > They simply dispair. I speak from experience :-) > > To a certain extent (say, plus-minus a whole note) I can compensate > the different pitch. If the difference is larger, I have to transpose > everything.
Perhaps you might try the programs mentioned before [1] that I wrote for ChucK, which allows one to play different tunings on the computer keyboard, to see if you can get used to it. A Swedish composer with absolute pitch said he managed to get used to exact quarter tones, or E24, and it was not so difficult for him. 1. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2016-05/msg00465.html _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
