12 Nov
2008
12 Nov
'08
8:21 p.m.
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 04:38:42PM -0700, Stephen Doonan wrote:
My teacher was my mother. :-) She was usually working
in the kitchen
while I played, or busy doing laundry or painting (she was an oil
painter). She would listen and offer comments and encouragement while I
was practicing my mandatory 1-2 hours per day, but she never sat beside
me or looked over my shoulder while I was playing except when I was just
beginning to learn. :-)
Ah ! 1-2 hours per day ! Those were the times ! (I remember them well)
Very interesting. Are there any "unequal
temperaments" that you
particularly like? I feel, even after 48 years, that I have explored
very little of the harmonic and melodic territory offered by the 12
tones of the equal temperament tuning.
The one I like is the default one in Aeolus, Werckmeister III.
This can be used in all keys, but they sound different. Aeolus
also has Meantone (1/4) - try A-flat using that... and some
others inclufing equal temperament which I really dislike for
anything except Wagner :-)
Ciao,
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FA
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