PIPORG-L Archives

Pipe Organs and Related Topics

PIPORG-L@LIST.UIOWA.EDU

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Brad Lehman <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Brad Lehman <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:09:34 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (19 lines)
Typo correction:

> Maybe some would call that a "Leipzigean comma" or whatever, but the 
> more usual term is _diesis_.  Three stacked major thirds fall short of a 
> pure octave by this amount, which is approximately 42 cents.  (~~1/8 of 
> an ET whole tone....)

1/5, not 1/8, obviously.  The ET whole tone is 200.

Bradley Lehman

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Note:  opinions  expressed on PIPORG-L are those of the  individual con-
tributors and not necessarily  those of the list owners  nor of the Uni-
versity at Albany.  For a brief  summary of list  commands, send mail to
[log in to unmask]  saying  GET LSVCMMDS.TXT  or see  the  web
page at http://www.albany.edu/piporg-l/lsvcmmds.html .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ATOM RSS1 RSS2