The Next Track

Episode #87 – Pitch, Tuning, and Temperament

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What is pitch? How do instruments play in tune with each other? How do instruments tune, and what is temperament? Andy Doe explains all this.

Show notes:

  • Pitch (Wikipedia)
  • Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo, Peter Wispelwey
  • Music tuning (Wikipedia)
  • Musical temperament (Wikipedia)
  • Pythagoras (Wikipedia)
  • Pythagorean tuning (Wikipedia)
  • Meantone temperament (Wikipedia)
  • Online recordings with unequal temperaments
  • Britten: Saint Nicolas, King’s College Choir
  • 1615, Gabrieli in Venice, King’s College Choir

    • Our next tracks:

    • Kirk: Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Ralph Kirkpatrick, clavichord
    • Doug: David Bowie: Let’s Dance (Demo Single)

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