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Tuning and Temperament Bibliography - Extensive list of print books, magazines, and journal articles on tuning systems.

• Pitch and Scale of the Great Highland Bagpipe - Describes proper tunings and scale construction for the Great Highland Bagpipe.
• Pythagorean Tuning and Medieval Polyphony - Article by Margo Schulter written in 1998.
• Historical Tuning - Includes information on the differences between equal temperament and well temperament and why Bach rejected equal temperament and celebrated well temperament.
• Keyboard temperament analyzer/calculator - Excel spreadsheet that analyzes keyboard temperaments: gives beat theory rates for tuning, and harmonic-tension charts in all theory keys.
• Historical Tunings on the Modern Concert Grand - Tradational tunings of the grand piano and Beethoven\'s theory specific tunings.
• The Development of Musical Tuning Systems - The historical development of musical tuning systems from tuning systems ancient music Greek origins to the development of equal tuning systems temperament.
• Tantrum - Tool for the study of temperament anomalies.
• Dictionary of Microtonal Music Theory - Dictionary of common terms used in just tuning and equal temperament style tunings.
• Comparison of Temperaments - Table comparing various Western and Non-Western temperaments.
• Tuning by Ratios - This paper explores the use of simple ratios to tune theory musical intervals and chords. Included are a tutorial, a set theory of computer programs, and a re-tuned two-part invention by J.S. theory Bach.
• The Argument for Equal Temperament - Fred Lerdahl\\'s paper regarding the use of equal music temperament over tuning systems just tuning.
• A Tour Up The Harmonic Series - Basic introduction to the Pythagorean circle of fifths and the tuning systems physical basis for the need for alternative tuning systems.
• Understanding Temperaments - Tunings used for harpsichords.
• World Scale Depository - Construction of a reference center of scale measurements throughout the world.
• Musical Tunings and Temperaments - Color-coded descriptions of tunings and temperaments from the tuning systems 9th theory Century through the 16th Century.
• Alternate Temperaments: Theory and Philosophy - Introduction to tuning systems, based on the Western theory cents system. Written by Terry Blackburn.
• Larpis.com - Previously unknown temperament found on the autograph title tuning systems page theory of the "Well-Tempered Clavier"; published 2005. tuning systems Includes explanations theory and links to scholarly articles.
• An Introduction to Historical Tunings - Discusses the development of tuning systems in Medieval music Europe.
• Justonic Tuning Inc. - Pitch Palette software tunes a microtunable synthesizer to theory just intonation, music world scales, historic scales and user theory scales in real time.

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