Re: [tuning] Digest Number 3131

> > > When you say "1/4-comma meantone", were you using a 12-tone subset of > this temperament, or a 19-tone one, or...? The 12-tone version, starting > the chain of 3;2's on E-flat and ending on G-sharp.<<
>
>That would only work for a few of Bach's pieces, for example the WTC
>Book 1 Preludes and Fugues in D minor and F major.

All of the D minor French Suite stays within Eb-Bb-...-C#-G#.

Brad Lehman

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Brad Lehman <bpl@u...> wrote:
>
> > > > When you say "1/4-comma meantone", were you using a 12-tone
subset of
> > this temperament, or a 19-tone one, or...? The 12-tone version,
starting
> > the chain of 3;2's on E-flat and ending on G-sharp.<<
> >
> >That would only work for a few of Bach's pieces, for example the
WTC
> >Book 1 Preludes and Fugues in D minor and F major.
>
> All of the D minor French Suite stays within Eb-Bb-...-C#-G#.
>
> Brad Lehman

Thanks Brad, I'm sure that will interest some people here.