Historical temperaments

Historical temperaments are temperaments which saw use during historical times and places, most commonly medieval, early modern or industrial-age Europe.

Examples

Examples include:

• Circulating Temperaments / Well Temperament
  • Kellner
  • Kirnberger
    • Kirnberger II
    • Kirnberger III
  • Neidhart
  • Temperament ordinaire
  • Vallotti
  • Werckmeister
    • Werckmeister III
    • Werckmeister IV (Orgelprobe)
    • Werckmeister V
    • Werckmeister VI (Septenarius)
  • Young
    • Young’s first temperament
    • Young’s second temperament
• Meantone
  • 1/2 comma meantone
  • 1/3 comma meantone & its close relative 19edo
  • 2/7 comma meantone & its close relative 50edo
  • 1/4 comma meantone & its close relative 31edo
  • 1/5 comma meantone & its close relative 43edo
  • 1/6 comma meantone & its close relative 55edo
  • 1/11 comma meantone & its close relative 12edo
• Pythagorean Tuning

Related pages

• Families of scales
• People
• Why use alternative tunings?