Tuning and Temperament plus innumerable black-and-white spot elements

plus innumerable black-and-white spot elements

In the process he explores relativity

and diagonal and triangular canonical forms

in a narrative that never loses dramatic momentum

All studies

Tuning and Temperament plus innumerable black-and-white spot elementsThe demands of tuning (attaining the perfect scale) and temperament (the compromises necessary for composing in every key) have challenged musicians from the earliest civilizations onward. This guide surveys these longstanding problems, devoting a chapter to each principal theory and offering a running account of the complete history of tuning and temperament. Organized chronologically, the book features a helpful glossary and numerous illustrative