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  2. Musical temperament - Wikipedia

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    The most widely known example of this is the use of equal temperament to address problems of older temperaments, allowing for consistent tuning of keyboard and fretted instruments and enabling musical composition in, and modulation among, the various keys.

  3. Meantone temperament - Wikipedia

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    For example, the isomorphic keyboard in figure 2 has 19 buttons per octave, so the above-cited edge-condition, from E ♯ to C, is not a wolf interval in 12 tone equal temperament (TET), 17 TET, or 19 TET; however, it is a wolf interval in 26 TET, 31 TET, and 50 ET. In these latter tunings, using electronic transposition could keep the current ...

  4. 12 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12-tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. 12 equal temperament (12-ET) [a] is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (≈ 1.05946).

  5. Equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12 tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. An equal temperament is a musical temperament or tuning system that approximates just intervals by dividing an octave (or other interval) into steps such that the ratio of the frequencies of any adjacent pair of notes is the same.

  6. 31 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    31 EDO on the regular diatonic tuning continuum at p5 = 696.77 cents [1]. In music, 31 equal temperament, 31 ET, which can also be abbreviated 31 TET (31 tone ET) or 31 EDO (equal division of the octave), also known as tricesimoprimal, is the tempered scale derived by dividing the octave into 31 equally-proportioned steps (equal frequency ratios).

  7. Well temperament - Wikipedia

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    Well temperament (also good temperament, circular or circulating temperament) is a type of tempered tuning described in 20th-century music theory.The term is modeled on the German word wohltemperiert.

  8. List of online digital musical document libraries - Wikipedia

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    Sheet music, primarily vocal music of American imprint, dating from the 18th century to the present, with most titles in the period 1840–1950. John Hay Library at Brown University: ART SONG CENTRAL: downloadable, IPA transcriptions, vocal: 1,000 Printable sheet music primarily for singers and voice teachers—most downloadable.

  9. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...