Topmusicanswers
- How out of tune is equal temperament?
- Are violins tuned with equal temperament?
- Are all instruments tuned in equal temperament?
- What is the well tempered tuning system?
How out of tune is equal temperament?
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. Nothing is perfect; nothing is terrible.
Are violins tuned with equal temperament?
With the four strings of the violin tuned to equal temperament, the instrument will be in tune with the piano but its acoustic properties will be compromised. The sound will not ring with sympathetic vibrations. There are two other systems of tuning common on the violin – just intonation and expressive intonation.
Are all instruments tuned in equal temperament?
In musical tuning, a temperament is a tuning system that slightly compromises the pure intervals of just intonation to meet other requirements. Most modern Western musical instruments are tuned in the equal temperament system.
What is the well tempered tuning system?
Origins. As used in the 17th century, the term "well tempered" meant that the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard were tuned in such a way that it was possible to play music in all major or minor keys that were commonly in use, without sounding perceptibly out of tune.
