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Author: stevensfo
Date: 2007-05-03 09:22
Hi,
Someone was asking me about why, in theory, F# is not the same as Gb but is slightly higher. I vaguely remember some of this from years ago, the way higher temperature made violinists play lower but woodwind play higher, the difficulties of mixing these instruments in ensembles, the introduction of keyboard instruments, the need for a 'tempered' system that ultimately resulted in what we have today.
Without getting into the subject of minor, major, mixolydian..etc, does anyone know a good website that could explain scientifically exactly what is a natural scale and why, for example, the F# in G major should really be a little sharper?
Then I can send her the link and get some peace. ;-)
Steve
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-05-03 14:14
Just off the "top of my head", I believe you can blame in on the 12th root of 2. I believe most "accomodations" to these differences are very small. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Kevin
Date: 2007-05-03 17:41
If the F# is in the context of G Major, and the G-flat is in the context of A-double-flat Major (it DOES exist theoretically, but not practically), then in that case they actually ARE the exact same pitch.
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Author: stevensfo
Date: 2007-05-03 18:01
"http://www.jimloy.com/physics/scale.htm"
Wow Buedsma! Thanks/Dank u wel/ Merci!
That's just what I was after.
"I believe you can blame in on the 12th root of 2. "
Yep, I guess you're right Don. But how to 'explain' it?
"in the context of A-double-flat Major"
Don't run a summer music camp, do you Kevin? ;-)
Thanks all, Steve
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