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Figure 1: The syntonic tuning continuum (Milne 2007). Notable meantone tunings are labeled, at center-left, with names of the form "n/d-comma."

Meantone temperament is a musical temperament, which is a system of musical tuning. In general, a meantone is constructed the same way as Pythagorean tuning, as a stack of perfect fifths, but in meantone, each fifth is narrow compared to the ratio 2^7/12:1 used in 12 equal temperament. The meantone temperament:

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• Related: Equal temperament, Just intonation, Mathematics of musical scales, Pythagorean tuning, Semitone, Well temperament, Regular temperament

An explanation of constructing Quater Comma Meanto... An explanation of constructing Quater Comma Meantone Tuning www.gesualdo.co.uk/.../ - Web

LucyTuning - specific meantone derived from pi, an... LucyTuning - specific meantone derived from pi, and the writings of John Harrison www.lucytune.com - Web

How to tune quarter-comma meantone How to tune quarter-comma meantone www.hpschd.nu/tech/tmp/mean.html - Web

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