Sequential enharmonic notes across instruments in Bach’s compositions

Eric Altschuler

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-13519-4.00020-9

Sequential enharmonic notes across instruments in Bach’s compositions

Eric Altschuler

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Abstract

A number of instances of sequential enharmonic notes—side-by-side notes which sound the same pitch with different musical spellings, e.g., E-sharp and F natural—in Bach's music as well as Bach transposing compositions to harmonically distant keys when arranging pieces for (often) different instruments suggest that he was comfortable with an equal tempered tuning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Neuroscience of Bach's Music
Subtitle of host publication	Perception, Action, and Cognition Effects on the Brain
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	223-232
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780443135194
ISBN (Print)	9780443135200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13519-4.00020-9
State	Published - 1 Jan 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arrangements
Equal temperment
Mean tone temperment
Transposition

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