Temperamental CD's

Today I spoke with a woman who mentioned that after the milk truck picked up the milk from the Jersey cows on the farm, they had to scrape the rich cream, almost butter, from the vats.  And they always kept some chocolate syrup to make chocolate milk out of rich, fresh milk of the vat.


Tastes totally different from the homogenized and pasteurized milk from the store.


Our ears have gotten so used to equal temperament that when listening to these Temperamental CD's people complain about how out of tune some intervals and chords sound.  But before long they realize how in tune others are and they realize how much we have lost by adopting equal temperament for our tuning.


Our very popular CD's that scientifically and musically explore temperaments in a way the Pythagorus woudl have appreciated.  Purchased by students, professors, libraries, universities and people who love early music through the baroque, these CD's are now played around the world.


The Temperamental Bach CD

The Temperamental Bach CD

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A Compact Disk that explores Organ temperaments through direct comparison using a modern instrument with the precision and  the musical ability to present these works authentically.


Fantasy and Fuge in A Minor 

BWV 561

1 EQUAL

2 MEAN TONE

3 KIRNBERGER


Kleines Harmonisches Labyrinth 

BVW 591

4 EQUAL

5 MEAN TONE

6 PYTHAGOREAN

7 KIRNBERGER

8 WERCKMEISTER I

9 WERCKMEISTER III

10 YOUNG I

11 YOUNG II


Wir Glauben All

BWV 680

12 EQUAL

13 MEAN TONE

14 PYTHAGOREAN

15 KIRNBERGER

16 WERCKMEISTER I

17 WERCKMEISTER III

18 YOUNG I

19 YOUNG II


The Recording

To ensure that the use of the temperaments would not influence the performance of the music, the music was prepared in the form of a MIDI file by James Pressler, creator of Bach By Immersion.


To further lessen outside effects, the recording was made direct to CD during a non-stop 90 minute period, during which the temperature and humidity of the room was maintained to eliminate changes due to the elasticity of air. For this reason, slight background noise of traffic and such may be present.


A Rodgers® Digital Organ was prepared and voiced for this recording by Noel Jones, AAGO.


The recording is approximately 75+ minutes in length.

The Temperamental Mr. Purcell CD

The Temperamental Mr. Purcell CD

The Temperamental Mr. Purcell - Harpsichord

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A Compact Disk that explores Harpsichord temperaments through direct comparison using a modern instrument with the precision and  the musical ability to present these works authentically.


Suite in G Minor


1 EQUAL

2 WERCKMEISTER 

3 KIRNBERGER

4 VALOTTI

5 YOUNG

6 MEANTONE

7 PYTHAGOREAN


The Recording

To ensure that the use of the temperaments would not influence the performance of the music, the music was prepared in the form of a MIDI file by James Pressler, creator of Bach By Immersion.


A Roland C-80 Digital Harpsichord was used for this recording. A freestanding instrument, it has a disposition of 8', 8', 8' + 8', 8' + 4', Lute, Celesta, Organ Gedeckt 8', Organ Principals 8' + 4'.

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The recording is approximately 60 minutes in length.


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