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equal temperament: see tuning systems tuning systems, methods for assigning pitches to the twelve Western pitch names that constitute the octave. The term usually refers to this procedure in the tuning of keyboard instruments. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony: And Why You Should Care, by Ross. The long, slowly modulating drones on Tony Conrad's box set Early Minimalism Volume One (Table of the Elements) are totally uncompromising, even if they do relax the listener over time; the electrified violins that produce the sounds attack tiny intervals across the audible spectrum with slightly wobbly intonation, never applicable to the equal temperament of the piano. |
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