> Davitt wrote:
>> 1) Claudio says, "the prevailing practice in Italy was meantone, often
with the well-known enharmonic 14-keys-per-octave (D#-Eb, G#-Ab)."
2) Claudio also says "Conclusion: for Froberger's pieces that fall outside
the usual meantone range, the "authentic" temperament is not to retune
flats to sharps for different pieces, but instead either use Equal
Temperament or even better to have a 14-key keyboard tuned in standard 1/4
comma meantone."

> Isn't there a contradiction here? If the first is true, why shouldn't
someone today who has a keyboard with twelve notes to the octave retune the
G sharp to A flat and/or the E flat to D sharp, if needed. It is an easy
fix to create a solution that Froberger had available in a different way.

I certainly agree with you Davitt: I just said it is not the "authentic"
Froberger way, but is certainly a good "fix" for today's player with as
12-note keyboard.

Best
CDV


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