Zarlino's Harpsichord: A Contribution to the (Pre)History of Equal Temperament (original) (raw)

This paper deals with the tuning question as it is discussed in Gioseffo Zarlino’s principal musical-theoretical treatise, Istitutioni harmoniche (1558). First, Zarlino’s tuning system in vocal music (the syntonic diatonic) is presented; then, its shortcomings are discussed; and finally, its adjustment (temperament) for the use in instrumental music is explained. Prispevek obravnava vprašanje o uglasitvi, kot se kaže v osrednjem glasbenoteoretskem spisu Gioseffa Zarlina Istitutioni harmoniche (1558). Predstavljen je sistem uglasitve, ki ga Zarlino utemeljuje v vokalni glasbi (sintonični diatonični sistem), prikazane so njegove omejitve in slednjič njegova prilagoditev (temperacija) za rabo v instrumentalni glasbi.