Thursday, July 7, 2011

The septimal minor third and meantone temperament?

So, awhile ago I asked a question on if the septimal minor third was
ever used in the classical repertoire.
(http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqfcH9nl.8x.n7l_pLOim1ojzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20101115180259AAQ3HTA)
and I was mainly looking for less modern composers. Anyway, all I
really got out of that question was some lame excuses, and people
basically telling me to try and find the septimal minor third in the
classical repertoire myself... Anyway, I actually DID find some
examples by myself! Well, sort of anyway... What I really found out
was simply that in the standard tuning of the 12 note 1/4 comma
meantone temperament that there are three septimal minor triads on F,
Bb, and Eb. (all minor of course) So, now all I ask of you is to find
me peices that would have been preformed in 1/4 comma meantone, or
pieces in which the composer intended it being preformed in 1/4 comma
meantone that contain the F minor, Bb minor, or Eb minor triads.

Right off the top of my head, all I can think of would be Chaconne in
F minor by Pachabel (although his organs might have been in modified
meantone; I'm not sure how that would effect the septimal minor thirds
on F Bb and Eb.)

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