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"J. Claudio Di Veroli" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:19:10 +0100
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> Michael wroteHi Claudio,
You wrote:
'we know that Dolmetsch MAY have been
tuning in meantone [...] I cannot see why this is relevant for present day
"temperament research"'
> THen one could use Tempest to remove uncertainty by checking what
temperaments Dolmetsch used in recordings, and  if non-equal, which. This
isn't research into 18th-century temperaments, but it is research into early
20th-century temperaments and knowledge about them. If it isn't already the
subject of several postgraduate projects it doubtless will be soon.

You will excuse me again, Michael, but AFAIK the goal of temperament
research is the performance of early music with the proper tuning. 
Again, I cannot see how knowing in detail what Dolmetsch 100 years ago, or
researching what Bedard did 50 years ago (MUCH more important for
temperaments than what Dolmetstch or Barbour did, certainly), or I did 40
years ago, or whatever, can help us in any respect. 

It will just give information on the MODERN REVIVAL of unequal temperaments:
I fail to understand what is the purpose of delving deeper on this scarcely
relevant matter, and why those postgraduate projects aren't better addressed
to research the information that we do not have, which is about harpsichord
era practices.

> But if I can use something to find out something I am curious about, then
I am happy to call it a research tool. 

I disagree that this is the academic use of the term!
Besides, this discussion hs originated in a post where the meaning was
clearly different: the matter under discussion is the use of unequal
temperaments for early music performed on the harpsichord. 
So I cannot see the relevance of research about the minute details of how
unequal temperaments were rediscovered in the 20th century. I could find out
lots delving deeper on personal info I gathered about the Paris
Conservatoire and Bédard in the 1960's. But I do not, because I cannot see
how on earth this is going to be of any practical use. 

Sorry again to be so blunt.

All the best!

Claudio


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