Werckmeister traced back?

Hi All,

I wanted to share some new thoughts on Werckmeister's chromatic tuning (III).
It appears that J.S. Bach's uncles Johann Christoph Bach and Johann Michael
Bach and Pachelbel, all used "well temperament."

As organ virtuosi, I would include organ enharmonic identities to be clear
about this. And Pachelbel has an A# and J. Cristoph Bach has an Ab. It
would seem then that any organ music containing either an A# or Ab would
indeed be non-meantone.

I'm leaving for Leipzig and Weimar and Muhlhausen on March 29th to
investigate Bach's haunts a bit further before beginning a book on this
subject. It's one thing to affirm J.S. Bach's tuning, and that it was a
consistent tuning, and that it was connected anonymously to Thuringia's
chromatic organ virtuosi.

Considering that Werckmeister supported his chromatic tuning throughout his
life (contrary to Isacoff), announced it widespread long before his
publication, declared it a natural consequence of 1/4 comma meantone as
practiced by fellow Thuringian Praetorious, and refused to name it, it is the
likely candidate for the most famous Bach brothers of Erfurt and their buddy
Pachelbel.

It's all about A# and Ab in the organ parts, and a serious search for any
other "more likely" chromatic tuning. Any other possibilities...Schlick?

best, Johnny Reinhard

On 2/13/02 10:25 AM, "Afmmjr@aol.com" <Afmmjr@aol.com> wrote:

> I wanted to share some new thoughts on Werckmeister's chromatic tuning (III).
> It appears that J.S. Bach's uncles Johann Christoph Bach and Johann Michael
> Bach and Pachelbel, all used "well temperament."
>
I didn't know Pachelbel was Bach's uncle.

> As organ virtuosi, I would include organ enharmonic identities to be clear
> about this. And Pachelbel has an A# and J. Cristoph Bach has an Ab. It would
> seem then that any organ music containing either an A# or Ab would indeed be
> non-meantone.
>
Alright seriously, did you really mean "J"? Did you maybe mean "H" with a
slip of the finger? FYI I'm asking because I have a song brewing with a
reference to a "J" note. So if you did mean J, what is it?

Curious.

In a message dated 2/13/02 10:51:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tuning@orphonsoul.com writes:

> So if you did mean J, what is it?
>
>

J. is for "Johann" Marc. : )