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~~The term~~ '''temperament''' ~~most commonly refers to~~ a [[~~regular temperament~~]].

A '''temperament''' is a [[tuning system]] that slightly compromises the pure [[interval]]s of [[just intonation]] (or, more generally, of any [[target tuning]]) to meet other requirements.

~~For tuning systems in general~~, ~~see~~ [[~~tuning system~~]].

In regular temperament theory, the term ''temperament'' usually refers to a [[regular temperament]].

~~See also~~ [[~~well~~ temperament]].

== History ==

In Western music history, the first temperaments to be described by theorists were [[meantone]] temperaments, in the beginning of the 16th century. These were developed in an attempt to solve some of the issues of the [[Pythagorean tuning]], the most commonly used tuning system until then. In particular, the pure fifths ([[3/2]]) are slightly compromised in order to obtain either pure major thirds ([[5/4]]), in [[quarter-comma meantone]], or slightly compromised major thirds in other meantone temperaments. The linear structure of meantone temperaments has laid the foundations for the development of [[regular temperament theory]].

[[Category:~~Disambiguation pages~~]]

Because meantone temperaments have their own issues, a new kind of temperaments appeared in the 17th century: [[well temperament]]s. These have an irregular structure that allow for more flexibility in the way each note is tuned, and thus how each interval is compromised. As a result, most scales sound different when they are transposed to a different key.

== See also ==

* [[Historical temperaments]]

[[Category:Theory]]

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-The term '''temperament''' most commonly refers to a [[regular temperament]].
+{{Wikipedia|Musical temperament}}
+A '''temperament''' is a [[tuning system]] that slightly compromises the pure [[interval]]s of [[just intonation]] (or, more generally, of any [[target tuning]]) to meet other requirements.
-For tuning systems in general, see [[tuning system]].
+In regular temperament theory, the term ''temperament'' usually refers to a [[regular temperament]].
-See also [[well temperament]].
+== History ==
+In Western music history, the first temperaments to be described by theorists were [[meantone]] temperaments, in the beginning of the 16th century. These were developed in an attempt to solve some of the issues of the [[Pythagorean tuning]], the most commonly used tuning system until then. In particular, the pure fifths ([[3/2]]) are slightly compromised in order to obtain either pure major thirds ([[5/4]]), in [[quarter-comma meantone]], or slightly compromised major thirds in other meantone temperaments. The linear structure of meantone temperaments has laid the foundations for the development of [[regular temperament theory]].
-[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]
+Because meantone temperaments have their own issues, a new kind of temperaments appeared in the 17th century: [[well temperament]]s. These have an irregular structure that allow for more flexibility in the way each note is tuned, and thus how each interval is compromised. As a result, most scales sound different when they are transposed to a different key.
+== See also ==
+* [[Historical temperaments]]
+[[Category:Theory]]