On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Funs Seelen <funsseelen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,
I'm new to this list. This topic immediately got my attention because of some surprising statements related to music theory that were posed.I don't understand what you mean with "theory-of-musical-harmony". Not intended to repeat an earlier discussion on another list, but C and B# are definitely not the same. They happen to represent the same frequency in equal temperament but that's all. On keyboards with 12 fixed pitches per octave (like a piano) they will also be represented by the same key, whether tempered equal, according to Werckmeister's theories or else. However theoretically they are different notes. That's one big part of the problem piano tuners have to deal with. Very recently I published an external for Pure Data (http://student-kmt.hku.nl/~funs/software.html)On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I recently got into an argument (on the python list so more OT there than here :-) ) about whether a B# is the same as C. If we allow that they may not always be the same then we have a case where the theory-of-musical-harmony (may be) breaking.
This work looks interesting to me...
I have a Casio Celviano with 7 temperaments. I find that most western 'classical' music (Bach and Beethoven) usually sound better in Werckmeister or Kirnberger than Equal. And nonwestern music usually sounds much better with Just (major or minor)
I am interested in carrying the experiments from the 7 fixed temperaments of the Casio to the theorerically unlimited possibilities of a computer. But Ive been stuck because:
- I dont know what software to use
- I am completely novice in music theory
Maybe I should try pure data??
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