Topmusicanswers
- Is just intonation better?
- How do you explain just intonation?
- What is wrong with just intonation?
- What does just intonation sound like?
Is just intonation better?
“Better sharp than out of tune.” Just intonation is, many believe, a more “pure” way of tuning and offers greater timbral and sonic possibilities than equal-temperament—the de facto form of intonation in Western music today. ...
How do you explain just intonation?
Just intonation, in music, system of tuning in which the correct size of all the intervals of the scale is calculated by different additions and subtractions of pure natural thirds and fifths (the intervals that occur between the fourth and fifth, and second and third tones, respectively, of the natural harmonic series ...
What is wrong with just intonation?
Just intonation is extremely impractical for instruments that play chords (guitar or piano), or any instrument with fixed pitches which cannot bend, such as vibraphone or marimba. How many keys do you want in an octave on your keyboard? In the Baroque period, 12-tone equal temperament had not yet been invented.
What does just intonation sound like?
Some people describe harmonies in Just Intonation as being "full" or "rich", while others describe them as "bland" or "lifeless". However, most people would agree that JI harmonies are considerably smoother than tempered harmonies. There are several reasons for this.
