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RE: Re: Pythagorean intonation 1200-1450 -- Response to Ed Foote

🔗Paul H. Erlich <PErlich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx>

12/14/1999 11:59:54 AM

Margo Schulter wrote,

>In the latter case, a modified Pythagorean system provides _some_
>prominent schisma thirds, but only meantone can satisfy the appetite
>for smooth thirds at all possible points in the gamut.

Right -- even when that gamut is just the naturals (A, B, C, D, E, F, G).