Web Directory

» Alternate Temperaments: Theory and Philosophy
   Introduction to tuning systems, based on the Western cents system. Written by Terry Blackburn.
   http://www.terryblackburn.us/music/temperament/index.html

» An Introduction to Historical Tunings
   Discusses the development of tuning systems in Medieval Europe.
   http://www.kylegann.com/histune.html

» Dictionary of Microtonal Music Theory
   Dictionary of common terms used in just tuning and equal temperament style tunings.
   http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/encyclopedia.aspx

» Historical Tuning
   Includes information on the differences between equal temperament and well temperament and why Bach rejected equal temperament and celebrated well temperament.
   http://users.bestweb.net/~rmp/

» Historical Tunings on the Modern Concert Grand
   Tradational tunings of the grand piano and Beethoven's specific tunings.
   http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/

» Justonic Tuning Inc.
   Pitch Palette software tunes a microtunable synthesizer to just intonation, world scales, historic scales and user scales in real time.
   http://www.justonic.com/

» Keyboard temperament analyzer/calculator
   Excel spreadsheet that analyzes keyboard temperaments: gives beat rates for tuning, and harmonic-tension charts in all keys.
   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/temper.html

» Larpis.com
   Previously unknown temperament found on the autograph title page of the "Well-Tempered Clavier"; published 2005. Includes explanations and links to scholarly articles.
   http://www.larips.com

» Pythagorean Tuning and Medieval Polyphony
   Article by Margo Schulter written in 1998.
   http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/harmony/pyth.html

» Tantrum
   Tool for the study of temperament anomalies.
   http://www.musanim.com/mam/tantrum.html

» The Argument for Equal Temperament
   Fred Lerdahl's paper regarding the use of equal temperament over just tuning.
   http://eamusic.dartmouth.edu/~kov/lerdahl/EqTemp.html

» The Development of Musical Tuning Systems
   The historical development of musical tuning systems from ancient Greek origins to the development of equal temperament.
   http://www.midicode.com/tunings/

» Understanding Temperaments
   Tunings used for harpsichords.
   http://pages.globetrotter.net/roule/temper.htm

» World Scale Depository
   Construction of a reference center of scale measurements throughout the world.
   http://www.anaphoria.com/depos.html