2025-04-23

Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") Arranged for Harpischord, and tuned into Werckmeister 3

 


We present Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") arranged for Harpischord, and tuned into Werckmeister 3, the well-temperament generated by four meantone fifths (C-G, G-E, D-A, B-F#) and eight pythagorean ones, probably used by Bach. Cent figures of the tuning (integer approximations): C = 0 C♯ = 90 D = 192 D♯ = 294 E = 390 F = 498 F♯ = 588 G = 696 G♯ = 792 A = 888 B♭ = 996 B = 1092

2025-04-21

Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") Arranged for Baroque Oboe & Fortepiano, and tuned into Rameau 8+4

 


We present Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") arranged for baroque oboe and fortepiano, and tuned into Rameau 8+4, the circulating 12-tone tuning generated by 8 meantone fifths (as large as 697 ¢) and 4 sharp fifths (as large as 706 ¢). The cent figures of the tuning (with C set to 0) are: 79 ¢ 194 ¢ 282 ¢ 388 ¢ 494 ¢ 582 ¢ 697 ¢ 776 ¢ 891 ¢ 988 ¢ 1085 ¢ 1200 ¢.



2025-04-06

Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") Arranged for Baroque Oboe & Fortepiano, and tuned into Eagle JI


 

We present Chopin's Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4, "Suffocation") arranged for baroque oboe and fortepiano, and tuned into Eagle JI, a tuning devised by John O'Sullivan.

Eagle 53 is centred around E, and has the following figures: E=1/1; F=16/15; F#=9/8; G=6/5; G#=5/4; A=4/3; A#=7/5; B=3/2; C=8/5; C#=5/3; D=9/5; D#=15/8; E=2/1.


2025-04-05



We present Bach's Ricercar a 6 from the Musical Offering, tuned into 43-equal division of the octave, very close to 1/5-comma meantone.