Nicolo Vicentino in pure overtone tuning

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It loads on its own.

...thoughts?

Johnny

Johnny,

Sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is the difference between "pure overtone tuning" and "just intonation" here?

I really like the piece. Its slow pace would be relaxed if not for the tension that's built in, very skilfully, by what I'd normally call "chromatic" steps -- but I'm not sure if that's appropriate for this post. I'm wondering how much of that tension would be lost if the tuning were different; I once asked the list if they could think of something that would sound "out of tune" in 12-equal, and I'd bet this is one of those things.

Thanks for posting the link.

Regards,
Jake

Just Intonation uses an undertone series for its scale tones (e.g., 4/3,
6/5, 8/5, 5/3, etc.). Overtone tuning uses overtone substitutes for
undertone intervals.

Johnny

Johnny,

Sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is the difference between "pure
overtone tuning" and "just intonation" here?

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Afmmjr@... wrote:
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>
> Just Intonation uses an undertone series for its scale tones (e.g., 4/3,
> 6/5, 8/5, 5/3, etc.). Overtone tuning uses overtone substitutes for
> undertone intervals.
>
> Johnny

It may be less ambiguous if you call it Harmonic Series tuning instead of Overtone tuning. I thought you were referring to Just Intonation at first as well, until I saw your response.

What interval do you use for the minor third then? 19/16? And the rest of the intervals?

Ryan