think I
have the same problem). I don't have an absolute ear, but I would say
I don't know what the usage in Italian is but so as not to confuse the English
speakers - you
probably mean cents and not commas.
A cent is 1/1200 of an octave (100 cents = 1 equal tempered semione). Most books on
musical
PS: If anyone asks you why temperament ?, the shortest answer is
2 to the N th power = 3 to M th power has no non-trivial solutions
for integer N and M If nothing else that should leave the
questioner in stunned silence while you make your escape. :-)
Dear Bob,
I know you're joking, but I'd
BobClair or EkkoJennings wrote:
PS: If anyone asks you why temperament ?, the shortest answer is 2 to the N th
power = 3 to M th power has no non-trivial solutions for integer N and M If nothing
else that should leave the questioner in stunned silence while you make your escape.
:-)
aren't familiar with the concepts of cents and commas. But to take your
analogy to the fullest I might say how to spread those last 23 cents worth
of dirt that the vacuum cleaner didn't pick up around the rug so your wife
won't notice. But your sentence is briefer, and more to the point.
Best, Jon
Rainer,
PS: If anyone asks you why temperament ?, the shortest answer is 2 to
the N th power = 3 to M th power has no non-trivial solutions for integer
N and M If nothing else that should leave the questioner in stunned silence
while you make your escape. :-)
Even a mathematical idiot will
