Sweelinck's Fantasia Chromatica in equal temperament

[somnynightin78]

reason why I like 12 tone equal temperament is for what it has to offer. It allows the transposition of an element, such as a major chord, with the quality of that single element remaining the same at different transpositions, which I use this aspect of 12 tone equal temperament for my music that I compose which can be heavily chromatic.

[somnynightin78]

It's like trying to use something out of context. If something was composed for equal temperament in mind then it sounds right in equal temperament. If something was composed in a different temperament, then it sounds right in that temperament. Only when translation occurs of one piece to other temperaments does the piece sound out of context. I personally love 12 tone equal temperament over other equal temperaments.

[JoelvanLennep]

There is no contrast between places of tension and repose in ET; everything is ironed flat. I don't find it jarring but rather worse: _bland_. It's the "vanilla" temperament. (Pass the pepper please.) The performance is excellent and the harpsichord still sounds glorious, needless to say. (Btw, this is not pure ET - listen to the "tang" in some of the more exotic chords.) I like the release-with-flourish at the end: "There, done!"

[somnynightin78]

@JoelvanLennep Don't you mean chocolate.

[partialalignment]

The music sounds so utterly expressionless in ET. Empty. I think that 1/4c mean-tone is still the best tuning, if you are content with playing in only a few keys. Composers such as Froberger, Blow, and Stanley did occasionally use the bad 3rds (diminished 4ths) for effect. Effect, it certainly has!

[wildcombinations]

meraviglioso

[Bachlives2]

It is so interesting how equal temperament takes away almost all excitement and mysteriousness from the theme!

[wildcombinations]

@Bachlives2 I agree

[symphoma]

ah, there's that familiar strange jangle we're all used to