How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony

Ross W. Duffin

musical harmonyKeplersidebar S10

Contribution to CWM

Background on musical tuning systems and the mathematics of harmonic ratios. Kepler's harmonic resonance (Sidebar S10) connects musical consonance to eigenmode relationships in CWM — though the hypothesis that consonant ratios improve recall was killed, confirming CWM operates outside musical harmony.

Citation

Duffin, R.W. (2007). How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony. W.W. Norton.