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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.

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:

[[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.

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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.
-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.