Klarinet Archive - Posting 000395.txt from 2002/11

From: Bi6W@-----.net (Bill Wright)
Subj: [kl] 'Mood' vs. temperament
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 13:33:30 -0500

We've discussed many times whether different keys contain different
moods.

The book that I'm reading now ("Oh," said the Maestro, "_you_ need to
practice more.") points out that keys could more reasonably be said to
possess 'moods' before equal temperament became the Western standard.
That is, the magnitude of various intervals varied depending on the key.

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