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On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 1:59 PM, david  wrote:
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> The real interesting measure of perception/influence of music on thought

> might require use of functional MRI scanning, which can show the actual

> electrical activity in the brain.

Yes I forgot to mention brain-wave patterns. Ultimately any such

'objective-measure' may miss some more subtle influence.  Its just that a

crude idea may be better than no idea.
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>  Coming back to Bach: If he was not interested in tunings he would not have

>> written the Well Tempered clavier.

>>

>> If he was interested in promoting equal temperament he would have called

>> it the Equal tempered Clavier

>>

>

> There were plenty of tunings in Bach's day. If music over the centuries had

> NOT settled on a standard tuning that essentially displaced the others,

> would modern music have been experimenting with alternative tunings?

>

>

I dont understand...

As far as I can see(hear?) today's technology makes possible musical

experiments (including but not limited to tuning) that could not have been

dreamt of 20 years ago -- leave aside Bach
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On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 1:59 PM, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com=

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> wrote:

The real interesting measure of perception/influence of music on thought mi=

ght require use of functional MRI scanning, which can show the actual elect=

rical activity in the brain.=A0Yes I forgot to mentio=

n brain-wave patterns. Ultimately any such 'objective-measure' may =

miss some more subtle influence.=A0 Its just that a crude idea may be bette=

r than no idea.
Coming back to Bach: If he was not interested in tunings he would not have =

written the Well Tempered clavier.
If he was interested in promoting equal temperament he would have called it=

 the Equal tempered Clavier
There were plenty of tunings in Bach's day. If music over the centuries=

 had NOT settled on a standard tuning that essentially displaced the others=

, would modern music have been experimenting with alternative tunings?

I dont understand...As =

far as I can see(hear?) today's technology makes possible musical exper=

iments (including but not limited to tuning) that could not have been dream=

t of 20 years ago -- leave aside Bach
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