THE EXTENDED LAMENT BASS - Tuning Comparison: E12, E17, E19, E29, E31, E41, E43, E53, E55

We present the extended Lament Bass (A-G#-G-F#-F-E-D#-E), harmonised and tuned into 12edo, 17edo, 19edo, 29edo, 31edo, 41edo, 43edo, 53edo, 55edo.

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HANDEL VARIATIONS for Organ 😎

We present Claudi Meneghin's «Variations on Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith Theme», a set of 11 microtonal variations, for organ, in F. Tuning is as follows (edo = equal division of the octave): • Var 00 - Theme (Rameau's Tempérament Ordinaire) • Var 01 - 15-edo • Var 02 - 13- & 11-edo • Var 03 - 19-edo (Ouverture) • Var 04 - 17-edo • Var 05 - 18-edo • Var 06 - 21-edo • Var 07 - 14-edo • Var 08 - 22-edo • Var 09 - 20-edo • Var 10 - 16-edo • Var 11 - Chaconne (Blacksmith, 15-edo). 🙂

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THE «RISING CRY», Chord Progression Featuring the French Augmented FIfth Chord, and rising by tones

 

Inspired by  @EarlyMusicSources ' «The Most French Chord», here's a short video featuring six Augmented 5th French Chords [1,2,3], alternated with six dominant chords, raising by tones and harmonising a chromatic bass line. Shepard effect has been added. Tuning is 12-equal division of the octave. The augmented 5th chord is called «The Cry», after prof. Johannes Menke, quoted in [1]. #french #augmented #fifth #shepard #effect #cry REFERENCES: • [1] Early Music Source.com: The Most French Chord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52qtxWyOOcs • [2] Jean-François Dandrieu, Principes de l'Acompagnement du Clavecin (Paris, 1718); • [3] Jean-Philippe Rameau, Traité de l'harmonie réduite à ses principes naturels (Paris, 1722)

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Claudi Meneghin - Arietta with 5 Variations, for Organ

 We present an Arietta with 5 variations for Organ, rendered into 72-edo (as quasi-just intonation), 36-edo, 46-edo. In all cases, septimal harmony has been extensively used.

72-edo:

36-edo:

46-edo:

More arrangements of this piece are avaliable via the following playlist:

⦿ More Arietta with 5 Variations: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz2PmqMEdOVKxe5zoPmANb9F

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PETZOLD (formerly attributed to BACH) - MINUET in G major, BWV Anh 114

⦿ More Claudi Meneghin playing the guitar: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6ZSKWKnVz0Fgz1n8-tzwutsIGBTTIjJ

Petzold's Minuet in G major from Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. This piece was formerly attributed to Bach, BWV Anh 114. Transposed to D major, arranged for classical guitar and performed by Claudi Meneghin on 2025-03-02.

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Tuning Comparison - Fragment from Bartók's Romanian Folk Dance #1, E12, E17, E19, E26, E29

A short fragment from Bartók's Romanian Folk Dance #1, tuned into E12, E17, E19, E26, E29.

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Happy Birthday · Canons and Little Fugues, in multiple tunings

 

We present a YouTube playlist featuring Canons and Fugues on Happy Birthday (a tune now in the Public Domain) in multiple tunings, to celebrate different n-th birthdays:

Happy Birthday · Canons and Little Fugues, in many tunings 

Image: PD Image from Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Happy-birthday-1591218.svg

Here're a few examples from the playlist:

• 61-equal division of the octave

• 32-equal division of the octave

• 55-equal division of the octave

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