by David James
The greatest achievement of Western music, and something that distinguishes it from all other traditions of music, is counterpoint: the simultaneous use of multiple melodies. It was made possible by a 17th-century invention called the well-tempered scale, whereby pianos or harpsichords were tuned in such a way that it became possible to play music in all the major and minor keys without it sounding out of tune. This was done by tempering, or averaging out, the tuning of all 12 …
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