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Das Wohltemperirte Clavier
Pitch, Tuning and Temperament Design

© Copyright 2005, John Charles Francis BSc (Hons.), MSc, PhD (1 July 2005)

Frequencies for tuning instruments to the cammerton temperament [wav]

01

C

02

Db

03

D

04

Eb

05

E

06

F

07

Gb

08

G

09

Ab

10

A

11

Bb

12

B

 

The beats of fourths and fifths in the cammerton temperament [wav]

01

G-C

02

C-F

03

F-Bb

04

Bb-Eb

05

Eb-Ab

06

Ab-Db

07

Db-Gb

08

Gb-B

09

B-E

10

E-A

11

A-D

12

D-G

 

Music Examples [WMA]

Cammerton

1

BWV 1079

Ricercar a 6

Ricercar a 6

2

BWV 998

Variatio 25

Variatio 25

Cornet-ton

1

BWV 562

Fantasie und Fuge in c

Prelude

2

BWV 562

Fantasie und Fuge in c

Fugue

 

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