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11 questions linked to/from Why Is Just Intonation Impractical?
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The major scale - why and how?
background: I am an amateur guitarist. I was trained in Indian classical music as a kid. Most of what I know in music theory is from books or Google. So please feel free to correct me or tell me if I'...
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What is the difference between sharp note & flat note?
In guitar or generally in any musical instruments, what is the difference between sharp notes & flat notes?
For example : Are A♯ & B♭ the same? And are C♯ & D♭ the same?
Does that make ...
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Why is the perfect fifth the nicest interval?
I heard that after the sound of the octave the most pleasant interval to people is the perfect fifth.
If we take a middle C (C4) with frequency of 261.63 Hz
If we take one octave higher that'd be 2*...
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What are the greek modes, and how do they differ from modern modes?
This Question might be TwoFold, based on an uncertainty I have
I understand the construction of traditional Ionian-Locrian modes, and I have read that various notes in the modes have traditionally ...
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How are chord ratios developed exactly?
Major Chord 4:5:6
Minor Chord 10:12:15
Diminished Chord 20:24:29
Are 3 examples of triad chord ratios. My question is how are these ratios developed?
If we look at a Major chord in the key of C, it ...
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Natural vs tempered semi-tones
I am reading "Fundamentals of Musical Composition" by Arnold Schoenberg. Chapter XI, page 99, states:
Chromaticism is difficult partly because the natural semi-tones differ in size from the ...
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Instruments natively tuned to just intonation
What instruments are/have been designed for tuning for just intonation (throughout history)? I'm looking for things that that are inherent in construction such as tone holes and fret placements.
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Can the fan fretted design on guitars acheive pythagorean intonation?
If not then what kind of guitars/fretted string instruments can?
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keys with just intonation on guitar with standard tuning
I know that guitar is an imperfect music instrument as in standard tuning the intonation is slightly off. When playing a given chord, one or more notes will be slightly out of tune.
I wanted to know ...
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Is the circle of fifths also listing the relative dissonance/consonance of notes of a major scale? [duplicate]
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Is the circle of fifths also listing the relative dissonance/consonance of notes in a major scale? and not just a list of key signatures?
Consider the solfege ... a ...
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Song-specific temperament [duplicate]
So equal temperament is a compromise to allow songs to be played without without having to retune them on the fly, to match the more consonant sounding just intonation intervals.
However, in a world ...
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