The Difference Between The Sharps And Flats

On 4/16/2012 at 11:47 PM, JLMoriart said:

Actually, though it may look daunting, it's quite easy to play. Much easier than a piano, IMO. Here's a video of Fur Elise played on one:

 

Haha no, 12-tone equal temperament is no more or less valid than any other meantone tuning with any other size fifth, and other tunings even have different enharmonic equivalents. For example, 19-tone equal temperament has E#=Fb and B#=Cb.

12-TET It has it's benefits and its deficits, and tuning is just another dimension of expression that you can use to interpret a piece. Indeed, some pieces *require* our enharmonics to be equal through enharmonic modulation, while others may benefit for the more justly intoned triads of flatter fifths, while even still others may benefit melodically from sharping the fifth and achieving starker melodic contrasts.

-J

 

This concertina MIDI keyboard looks cool.

On 10/9/2023 at 7:28 PM, murphybridget said:

This concertina MIDI keyboard looks cool.

 

 I thought I might share this contraption I found on youtube here.