Tuning and Temperament • Algernon Blackwood's The Willows

• Algernon Blackwood's The Willows

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Tuning and Temperament • Algernon Blackwood's The WillowsThe demands of tuning (attaining the perfect scale) and temperament (the compromises necessary for composing in every key) have challenged musicians from the earliest civilizations onward. This guide surveys these longstanding problems, devoting a chapter to each principal theory and offering a running account of the complete history of tuning and temperament. Organized chronologically, the book features a helpful glossary and numerous illustrative