Alan Dudley wrote:

>Without disagreeing with anything he wrote, I seek confirmation of this
>particular part.  Do the characteristics of different keys differ now that
>we all - well most of us - use equal temperament tuning?

Oh gosh good question.

>Is the character of a piece changed if it is transposed? Is this merely a
>tradition carried over from the days when the keys were actually different
>because of the tuning of the instruments used?

I certainly think so. I can't imagine LvB9 in Ab.

David Runnion