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The system of pitches used by an instrument or in a piece of music, or the practice of adjusting the pitches that instruments or voices produce to be in accordance with the chosen system. When relevant, please also include the tag of your instruments, e.g. [guitar] or [violin].
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Does tuning music to A = 432 Hz versus A = 440 Hz have a measurable effect on listeners?
A brief internet search for "432 vs 440" will bring up a large number of chat discussions and videos discussing whether the tuning makes a real difference. … But I think the more important question is: does the tuning have an effect on the perception of music, regardless of whether that perception is conscious? …
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When and/or how did Western music shift from downward to upward scale concepts?
The ancient Greeks constructed their scales from top to bottom.
For example, Wikipedia:
Note that Greek theorists conceived of scales as descending from higher pitch to lower (the opposite of modern …
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Consonant vs. Dissonant Major Thirds: Historical Process and Significance of Tuning System
To which @phoog replied
In the days in which major thirds were considered dissonant, Pythagorean tuning prevailed. Those were 81:64 thirds, not 5:4. … What was the process of (major) thirds shifting from dissonances to consonances, and did the change in tuning play a significant role in that shift? …
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