Contents of the Unequal Temperaments book

PART ONE - DESCRIPTION, ANALYSIS, HISTORY

• Intervals, Scales and Temperaments
• Evaluation method for the temperaments
• Equal Temperament and Pythagorean intonation
• Just intonations
• Meantone temperaments
• Lute temperaments
• Circular French temperaments
• Circular Good temperaments
• Comparative evaluation of temperaments
• TEMPERAMENT AND PERFORMANCE: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
  

PART TWO - TUNING AND FRETTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Tuning methods and temperament schemes for keyboards
• Temperament schemes for fretted clavichords
• Directions and schemes for fretted strings
• Intonation for wind instruments, unfretted strings and voices

PART THREE - COMPLEMENTARY TOPICS

• Multiple divisions of the octave
• Analysis of sources on temperament
• Complementary topics and Appendices
  

LITERATURE CITED

Some unique features of the book

• A definitive and extensive treatment of Baroque French Circular temperaments (33 pages).
• A comprehensive study of temperaments advocated for J.S. Bach, with new results (16 pages).
• A full Historical Review of temperaments, covering the Western Music eras from the Middle Ages to present times, with their different musical instruments and countries (30 pages).
• A full treatment of Equal Temperament, its diffusion and evolution of tuning accuracy (12 pages).
• Accurate and fast keyboard-tuning schemes, both in early style and using beat rates (64 pages).
• Special tuning schemes for fretted clavichords (11 pages).
• Fretting charts for lutes and viols with an ample assortment of temperaments and tunings.
• Charts and directions for unequal temperament fingerings for violins and other unfretted strings.
• Charts and directions for unequal temperaments in early woodwinds.
• The most complete ever treatment of unequal temperaments for natural brass instruments.
• Different methods for improved ensemble intonation in Equal Temperament.
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