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Equal temperament   /ˈikwəl tˈɛmprəmənt/   Listen
Equal temperament

noun
1.
The division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones.





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"Equal temperament" Quotes from Famous Books



... was it, supposing I am right at all, that Handel distrusted in the principles of Scarlatti as deduced from those of Bach? I imagine that he distrusted chiefly the abuse of the appoggiatura, the abuse of the unlimited power of modulation which equal temperament placed at the musician's disposition and departure from well-marked rhythm, beat or measured tread. At any rate I believe the music I like best myself to be sparing of the appoggiatura, to keep pretty close to tonic and dominant and ...
— The Note-Books of Samuel Butler • Samuel Butler


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