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Well temperament represented a departure from the various meantone tunings that were used in earlier music. ... Equal temperament is appropriate for some music of the 20th century, especially atonal music, and music based on the whole tone scale, but not for the works of the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Is equal temperament out of tune?
- Is equal temperament a form of just temperament?
- What is the difference between just intonation and equal temperament?
- What is equal temperament?
Is equal temperament out of tune?
One of those tunings was already known to the ancients: equal temperament. Here the poison is distributed equally through the system: The distance between each interval is mathematically the same, so each interval is equally in, and slightly out of, tune.
Is equal temperament a form of just temperament?
It is a compromise tuning scheme. The equal tempered system uses a constant frequency multiple between the notes of the chromatic scale.
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Just vs Equal Temperament (and related topics)
| Interval | Ratio to Fundamental Just Scale | Ratio to Fundamental Equal Temperament |
|---|---|---|
| Unison | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
What is the difference between just intonation and equal temperament?
Just intonation requires tuning your instrument for a specific key. With standard equal temperament, you can play further down the neck in another key and not end up with different sound quality intervals between notes.
What is equal temperament?
Equal temperament, in music, a tuning system in which the octave is divided into 12 semitones of equal size.
