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Website for explaining theory?

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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