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David Runnion quoted (actually - quoted a quotation):
>"particular characteristics of certain keys, e.g., the brilliancy of A
>major, the softness of D flat major, can only be appreciated fully through
>absolute pitch."
And commented:
>... The characteristics of certain keys are undeniable but they have the
>same effect on everybody in that WalMart whether they have perfect pitch or
>not.
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?
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 don't have perfect pitch, even my sense of relative pich is uncertain,
and I have never been able to distinguish transpositions from the same
piece played in its original key(s). Is it just my personal handicap, or
is there really no aesthetic difference?
I can still enjoy music though!
Alan Dudley
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