Zarlino’s Harpsichord: A Contribution to the (Pre)History of Equal Temperament

This paper deals with the tuning question as it is discussed in Gioseffo Zarlino’s principal musical-theoretical treatise, Istitutioni harmoniche (1558). First, Zarlino’s tuning system in vocal music (the syntonic diatonic) is presented; then, its shortcomings are discussed; and finally, its adjustm...

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Main Author: Nejc Sukljan
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2018-06-01
Series:Muzikološki Zbornik
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/MuzikoloskiZbornik/article/view/7938