Meantone Pure Minor 3rd
This temperament is built with fifths narrowed by 1/3 of
syntonic comma. The wolf fifth on G# is very large and
completely unusable. The nine minor thirds based on C, G,
D, A, E, B, F#, C#, G# are pure. The eight major thirds
based on Eb, Bb, F, C, G, D, A, E, are narrower, with
respect to the pure, by 1/3 of syntonic comma. Again in this
temperament the chromatic scale has a particular
character.
Zarlino
Eleven fifths are reduced by 2/7 of syntonic comma. The
wolf fifth, very wide and therefore unusable, lies on G#.
Eight third majors are usable and reduced by 1/7 of
syntonic comma. Well characterised chromatic scale.
Sauveur 1 – Sauveur 2
The Saveur 1 tuning is based on eleven fifths, reduced by 1/5 of syntonic comma. Wolf fifth lies on G#. In Saveur
2 the fifth on F# is pure. The eight third majors of the meantone are somewhat wider here, so the “wolf ” is less
prominent. Well tuned tonalities are particularly “warm” and pleasant.
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