How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care)

by Ross W. Duffin

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Description "A fascinating and genuinely accessible guide....Educating, enjoyable, and delightfully unscary."—Classical Music

Publisher Description

What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than we hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have we lost in playing music in "equal temperament"—the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard tuning method? Thanks to How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony, "we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven really meant when he called B minor 'black'" (Wall Street Journal). In this "comprehensive plea for more variety in tuning methods" (Kirkus Reviews), Ross W. Duffin presents "a serious and well-argued case" (Goldberg Magazine) that "should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning" (Saturday Guardian).

Author Biography

Ross W. Duffin, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University, is the author of the award-winning Shakespeare's Songbook. He lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Details

  • ISBN 0393334201
  • ISBN-13 9780393334203
  • Title How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care)
  • Author Ross W. Duffin
  • Format Paperback
  • Year 2008
  • Pages 208
  • Edition 1st
  • Publisher WW Norton & Co
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