Re: CHAT music scales (was Re: various infotaining natlang tidbits)]

Do you know of any sources on tuning keyboard instruments
(other than the plunkachord) in something other than 12tET?
I.e., tuners, what actual frequencies to use, etc.?

Padraic.

On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, Jonathan Chang wrote:

>In a message dated 2000/06/15 07:49:19 PM, Irina wrote:
>
>>Equal temperament doesn't agree
>>with me.
>
>    There is something to the theory that one of the reasons 12 tone Equal
>Temperament is so prevalent is due to the Industrial Revolution & the
>processes of mass-production (the other factors are, of course, cultural
>colonialism & cultural imperialism).
>    The late composer/instrument-builder Lou Harrison was much opposed to
>Equal Temperament, preferring to use various & many Just Intonation scale
>tunings, esp'ly scales based on Indonesian _Pelog_ & _Slendro_ as well as
>many East Asian pentatonics.
>
>    There is so much one can do in a ConCulture with music "outside" 12 tone
>Equal Temperament (12tET).
>
>    zHANg
>