Meantone and Modified Meantone

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Meantone

Favors pure thirds. The Wolf becomes a factor. Eight keys are playable.

Aaron (1523)

Zarlino (1558)

Huygens (1661)

Holder (1694)

Keller (1707)

Silbermann (1714)

Smith (1749)

Romieu (1755)

Holden (1770)

Marsh (1809)

Modified Meantone

Attempts to mitigate the Wolf and get nine playable keys. This is a transition to Well.

D'Alembert (1752)

Britannica (1797)

Hawkes (1807)

Fisher (1818)

Secor #3 (1975)