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thanks Paul

🔗Christopher Bailey <cb202@columbia.edu>

2/15/2001 7:22:00 AM

P Erlich sent this lattice:
> D---------A---------E
> / \ /|\ / \
> / \ / | \ / \
> / \ / Eb \ / \
> / \ /,'/ `.\ / \
> Bb--------F---------C---------G
> / \ /|\/ /
> / \ / |/\ /
> / \ / B \ /
> / \ /,' `.\ /
> Gb--------Db--------Ab
>
>Let me know if it isn't clear how that comes about.
>
Quite clear---yeah, I was just wondering where to stick the
7-limit-derived tones.

>I would use the notation "D#" instead of "Eb" to reflect how this would
>be approximated in meantone.
Does this mean that Mozart's Dom7th chords should be spelled C-E-G-A#?

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🔗Paul H. Erlich <PERLICH@ACADIAN-ASSET.COM>

2/15/2001 11:22:59 AM

Christopher Bailey wrote,

>Does this mean that Mozart's Dom7th chords should be spelled C-E-G-A#?

No, because I don't believe Mozart would have wanted his dominant 7th chords
to be tuned 4:5:6:7.