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A - K. Table 1 : Melodic Comparison of the Four Principal Tuning Systems * mean - tone equal intonation " temperament temperament * The sizes of successive steps in the diatonic and chromatic scales are shown for each of the four ...
A - K. Table 1 : Melodic Comparison of the Four Principal Tuning Systems * mean - tone equal intonation " temperament temperament * The sizes of successive steps in the diatonic and chromatic scales are shown for each of the four ...
Page 515
... four ( 4 ) of them to each measure . In the second illustration , 2 , the half note ( 2 ) is the unit of measurement , with four of them ( 4 ) to each measure , etc. The two basic types of time measure have either two or three beats and ...
... four ( 4 ) of them to each measure . In the second illustration , 2 , the half note ( 2 ) is the unit of measurement , with four of them ( 4 ) to each measure , etc. The two basic types of time measure have either two or three beats and ...
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... four flutes , two oboes , two English horns , four clarinets , 12 French horns , eight bassoons , 25 first violins , 25 second violins , 20 violas , 20 violoncellos , 18 double basses , eight pairs of timpani , four tam - tams ( a type ...
... four flutes , two oboes , two English horns , four clarinets , 12 French horns , eight bassoons , 25 first violins , 25 second violins , 20 violas , 20 violoncellos , 18 double basses , eight pairs of timpani , four tam - tams ( a type ...
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