Re: Promenade

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Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 20:46:42 -0800 (PST)
To: Paul Levy <pbl@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>
From: Mark Nowitzky <nowitzky@alum.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: Promenade
Cc: ht@dcs.qmw.ac.uk, berdine@dcs.qmw.ac.uk, chengmei@aol.com,
bnatividad@aol.com, cabean@earthlink.net, ihni63@hotmail.com,
tuning@eartha.mills.edu

Hi Paul,

At 05:32 PM 12/15/98 GMT, you wrote:
>We tried the pitch wheel test, and it sounded like two notes
>alternating, about a semitone (ahem) apart. So I fear that my
>inability to distinguish the two Promenades can be blamed only on my
>insensitivity.
>
>I wonder if a succession of (say) major thirds, alternating between ET
>and JI, keeping the tonic fixed, would be a better example to
>emphasize the contrast. Or triads.

Inspired by your feedback, I created one more web page to try:

http://www.pacificnet.net/~nowitzky/justint/contrast.htm

Happy holidays, etc.

--Mark
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