Source 1:
Stoess, Howard. "History of Tuning and Temperament." Terry Blackburn on the Web! N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.terryblackburn.us/music/temperament/stoess.htm>.
The source is an annotated outline of the history of tuning and temperament. Though the source seems very accurate, I cannot depend on it 100%. This is because it has no references to the information given, and looks like it is from that of a teacher. Because it is from a teacher, however, I in some ways trust it more, for if the teacher was not good, he would not be able to give such a detailed account as he did.
The source is an outline of the history of tuning and equal temperament. It gives a lot of information on equal temperament and just intonation, and discusses the pros and cons of both. Along with that this source discusses the mathematics behind bot just intonation and equal temperament.
The scholar who wrote this approached the situation from a very mathematical point of view. This makes be believe that he has little experience of actually playing with music in of both qualities, bringing his subjective views of the pros and cons into question, however solidifying the more quantifiable points he concludes on.
This source will further deepen my analysis of the pros and cons to further my exploration into the limitations/capabilities of both. Along with that, the source will help me quantify the difference between the two types of intonation, by having a source to reference for the ratios of a scale.
Stoess, Howard. "History of Tuning and Temperament." Terry Blackburn on the Web! N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.terryblackburn.us/music/temperament/stoess.htm>.
The source is an annotated outline of the history of tuning and temperament. Though the source seems very accurate, I cannot depend on it 100%. This is because it has no references to the information given, and looks like it is from that of a teacher. Because it is from a teacher, however, I in some ways trust it more, for if the teacher was not good, he would not be able to give such a detailed account as he did.
The source is an outline of the history of tuning and equal temperament. It gives a lot of information on equal temperament and just intonation, and discusses the pros and cons of both. Along with that this source discusses the mathematics behind bot just intonation and equal temperament.
The scholar who wrote this approached the situation from a very mathematical point of view. This makes be believe that he has little experience of actually playing with music in of both qualities, bringing his subjective views of the pros and cons into question, however solidifying the more quantifiable points he concludes on.
This source will further deepen my analysis of the pros and cons to further my exploration into the limitations/capabilities of both. Along with that, the source will help me quantify the difference between the two types of intonation, by having a source to reference for the ratios of a scale.
Source 2:
Suits, B. H. "Physics of Music - Notes." Physics at MTU. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/scales.html>. This is another online source created by a teacher, except this time the teacher focuses on the physics side temperament. As far as reliability goes, he is mostly stating facts, and the data I am referencing him for is purely the facts related to the comparison of frequencies between equal temperament and just intonation. He does mention many other topics in relationship to the physics of music, however only the specific topic of Just vs Equal temperament is relative to me. Suits is also a professor which means that more likely than not, he knows what he is talking about. This source will give me the ability to demonstrate mathematically the difference between equal temperament and just intonation, which will further show how certain notes are “flat” or “sharp” in different scales, showing another limitation of equal temperament. |
Source 3:
"Standard Pitch or Concert Pitch for Pianos." Piano Tuners. UK Piano Page, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://www.piano-tuners.org/history/pitch.html#Frequency>.
Discusses the variety of different tuning pitches to A, discussing how today it is 440 (about). Gives good examples of the variety in the past of different tunings...there are a lot.
"Standard Pitch or Concert Pitch for Pianos." Piano Tuners. UK Piano Page, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://www.piano-tuners.org/history/pitch.html#Frequency>.
Discusses the variety of different tuning pitches to A, discussing how today it is 440 (about). Gives good examples of the variety in the past of different tunings...there are a lot.
Source 4:
Snow, Jim. "Just Intonation and Fretted Instruments." Bootlegether. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://jsnow.bootlegether.net/cbg/ justintonation.html>.
Discusses the benefits of Just intonation, and compares it to equal temperament, discusses the limitations of equal temperament. This article presents one side of the argument, that just intonation is better than equal temperament.