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3rds harmony, 5ths tuning
3rds harmony, 3rds tuning
four chromatic notes, mean-tone tuning
d# and e-flat in same piece
e-flat needs retuning to d#
g# used as a-flat to express pain
no-problem mean-tone in 18thC.
mean-tone no longer works, unequal 3rds needed