- What are the keys of temperament?
- Did Beethoven use equal temperament?
- Do we use equal temperament?
- Why is tuning important in music?
What are the keys of temperament?
"Temperament refers to the various tuning systems for the subdivision of the octave," the four principal tuning systems being Pythagorean tuning, just intonation, mean-tone temperament, and equal temperament.
Did Beethoven use equal temperament?
UNEQUAL TEMPERAMENT
Neither did Mozart nor Beethoven or any of their contemporaries. They used unequal temperaments — also known as, you guessed it, Well-tempered. In the Well-Tempered Clavier, Bach celebrated unequal tempered tuning, not today's equal tempered tuning.
Do we use equal temperament?
Equal temperament, in music, a tuning system in which the octave is divided into 12 semitones of equal size. Equal temperament tuning was widely adopted in France and Germany by the late 18th century and in England by the 19th. ... Other systems are discussed in tuning and temperament.
Why is tuning important in music?
In music tuning an instrument means getting it ready so that when it is played it will sound at the correct pitch: not too high or too low. When two or more instruments play together it is particularly important that they are in tune with one another.