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equal temperament

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equal temperament

In music, a type of temperament (tuning of a scale) in which every semitone within an octave is exactly equal.



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How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony: And Why You Should Care, by Ross.
The long, slowly modulating drones on Tony Conrad's box set Early Minimalism Volume One (Table of the Elements) are totally uncompromising, even if they do relax the listener over time; the electrified violins that produce the sounds attack tiny intervals across the audible spectrum with slightly wobbly intonation, never applicable to the equal temperament of the piano.
 
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