Well said, Ron. RT === http://rurovsky.org
> On Jul 20, 2019, at 7:22 AM, Ron Andrico <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tristan, the various alternative temperaments may sound nice for a > narrow repertory with the excepted odd note, but musicians who > understand music and who explore the more interesting repertory for > lute follow the precepts of Galilei, which approximates equal > temperament. > > RA > __________________________________________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of Tristan von Neumann <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019 4:04 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [LUTE] Lute Temperaments > > I know this is a wide topic... > Today, I changed my fret setup from Gerle to Dowland (Thanks to Mr. > Niskanen and his marvellous calculator), because I mostly play later > 16th century music. > It sounds somewhat "brighter" in the keys preferred then. > Maybe I will also try what Galilei recommended. > Which one did you try and which one do you prefer (for solo playing). > What are your thoughts on character vs. versatility? > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
