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First of all, sometimes music I ''can'' play on the piano may sound better in a different tuning. A well known example is that music based on the diatonic scale can be rendered in any meantone temperament, and not just 12-EDO. Baroque and Renaissance music in particular generally will sound better in tunings ranging from about sixth comma meantone (~55EDO) to quarte-comma meantone (~31edo). Indeed this was what was used when these styles were the hot new thing in Europe. I have tried my hand at this style, and I find my compositions to sound better in these tunings as well.  
First of all, sometimes music I ''can'' play on the piano may sound better in a different tuning. A well known example is that music based on the diatonic scale can be rendered in any meantone temperament, and not just 12-EDO. Baroque and Renaissance music in particular generally will sound better in tunings ranging from about sixth comma meantone (~55EDO) to quarte-comma meantone (~31edo). Indeed this was what was used when these styles were the hot new thing in Europe. I have tried my hand at this style, and I find my compositions to sound better in these tunings as well.  


Here is a short fugue I wrote in the Phrygian mode rendered in 55 EDO:
Here are two short fugues I wrote in Phrygian and Mixolydian mode, respectively. Each is rendered in my favorite meantone tuning for that piece, as well as 12 EDO for comparison.  
[[File:Phrygian Fugue.mp3|thumb|none|Phrygian Fugue in 55 EDO]]


And here it is in 12 EDO:
<table style="width:100%">
[[File:Phrygian Fugue 12edo.mp3|thumb|none|Phrygian Fugue in 12EDO]]
  <tr>
    <td>Phrygian Fugue in 55 and 12 EDO</td>
    <td>[[File:Phrygian Fugue.mp3|thumb|none|Phrygian Fugue in 55 EDO]]</td>
    <td>[[File:Phrygian Fugue 12edo.mp3|thumb|none|Phrygian Fugue in 12 EDO]]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Mixolydian Fugue in 31 and 12 EDO</td>
    <td>[[File:Mixolydian fugue.mp3|thumb|none|Mixolydian Fugue in 31 EDO]]</td>
    <td>[[File:Mixolydian_fugue_12edo.mp3|thumb|none|Mixolydian Fugue in 12 EDO]]</td>
  </tr>
</table>


I don't know about you, but the 55EDO version sounds better to me.
In each case, I prefer the non-12EDO version.
 
Here's another short, fugue, this time in Mixolydian and 31 EDO:
[[File:Mixolydian fugue.mp3|thumb|none|Mixolydian Fugue in 31 EDO]]
 
And in 12 EDO:
[[File:Mixolydian_fugue_12edo.mp3|thumb|none|Mixolydian Fugue in 12 EDO]]
 
Again, I prefer the non-12EDO version.

Revision as of 23:40, 5 December 2020

My name is Ray Perlner (the only one as far as I know.) I have a longstanding hobby of writing music for a standard acoustic piano and playing it for friends and family. I also enjoy writing and studying microtonal music, which is by definition, music which cannot be played on my chosen instrument. Why would I do this to myself? Of course, this wiki has a general page on why a person might opt for microtonalism, but I would like to give it a more personal spin using my compositions as examples.

First of all, sometimes music I can play on the piano may sound better in a different tuning. A well known example is that music based on the diatonic scale can be rendered in any meantone temperament, and not just 12-EDO. Baroque and Renaissance music in particular generally will sound better in tunings ranging from about sixth comma meantone (~55EDO) to quarte-comma meantone (~31edo). Indeed this was what was used when these styles were the hot new thing in Europe. I have tried my hand at this style, and I find my compositions to sound better in these tunings as well.

Here are two short fugues I wrote in Phrygian and Mixolydian mode, respectively. Each is rendered in my favorite meantone tuning for that piece, as well as 12 EDO for comparison.

Phrygian Fugue in 55 and 12 EDO
Phrygian Fugue in 55 EDO
Phrygian Fugue in 12 EDO
Mixolydian Fugue in 31 and 12 EDO
Mixolydian Fugue in 31 EDO
Mixolydian Fugue in 12 EDO

In each case, I prefer the non-12EDO version.

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