Late Bulletin: Werckmeister was anti-quartertone

Werckmesier in "Musical Temperament":

"Those who dare to make subsemitones on organs, instruments, lutes, etc. are
stuck in a big mistake, act against nature, and want to be smarter than God.
The quartertones are a lot of imperfect work and only make weak sounds etc."

(from translation of Elizabeth Hehr, unpublished)

--- In tuning@y..., Afmmjr@a... wrote:

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> Werckmesier in "Musical Temperament":
>
> "Those who dare to make subsemitones on organs, instruments, lutes,
etc. are stuck in a big mistake, act against nature, and want to be
smarter than God.
> The quartertones are a lot of imperfect work and only make weak
sounds etc."
>
> (from translation of Elizabeth Hehr, unpublished)

****Hmmm. I *knew* there was something wrong with quarter-tones, but
I didn't realize it was *this* serious...

JP