Nature’s Well-tempered Joke on Music
Ever wondered what “well-tempered” – as in claviers and turntables, not steel – really means?
This lengthy but well-written Slate article takes you through it.
In the process, you’ll learn about Bach’s motives and methods for WTC, instrument tuners’ dilemmas, and a special musical construct named “the wolf.” Music excerpts help motivate the text.
A little geeky, but fun nonetheless.
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This is a GREAT write up. It explains quite a lot. (some of which I knew of, but now understand much better) BTW, I think I can tell the difference, but likely am fooling myself. Would not have been half as fun or informative without the music samples which I think worked well.
Also, on “splitting hairs” – as audiophiles, that’s right up our alley it seems (?)
I agree – the music clips make the concepts more real.
I don’t think I can tell the difference – other than SQ, of course.
Mark of a true audiophile… ;~)
Bob