mean-tone tuning

noun

1. See temperament

Example Sentences

These smaller intervals all work out well in mean-tone tuning, but the result is a fifth that is noticeably smaller than a pure fifth.

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So mean-tone tuning was very popular in Europe in the 16th through 18th centuries.

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So even while mean-tone tuning was enjoying great popularity, some composers and musicians were searching for other solutions.

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