Symetrie ROSS W. DUFFIN - COMMENT LE TEMPERAMENT EGAL A DETRUIT L'HARMONIE
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How Equal Temperament Destroyed Harmony (and Why You Should Care)
Ross W. Duffin
translated by Ziad Kreidy and Bernard Bessone
Did you know that Bach and Mozart heard a richer harmony than what we perceive in concerts today? How can we truly understand and feel what allowed these same composers to say that a certain key was darker or brighter? What have we lost by playing music in equal temperament — the division of the octave into 12 equal semitones that has become our universal tuning method? Although he hides his scholarship under a humorous tone and illustrates his relentless historical demonstration with a few anecdotes, Ross W. Duffin delves deeply into the problem of keyboard tuning and the implications it has on intonation and the very conception of ensemble music that performers can have. He actually addresses string players and singers, who can adjust their pitches, more than just keyboard players. The author presents the historical context and also highlights emblematic figures of musicians, from Pythagoras to Casals, in the form of sidebars with portraits. This book, accessible to any musician and music lover, will provide you with elements to question the belief that equal temperament is a natural culmination of progress, a welcome and useful simplification, ideal for all kinds of music.
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