Sargoth in Elk: "The presence of a well-tempered clavier imp..."

The presence of a well-tempered clavier implies the existence of claviers that are absolutely feral, barely able to contain their immense power, waiting for any excuse to burst out into the wildest ride you've ever heard

March 12, 2026 at 3:24:28 AM

We could be friends, is what I'm saying

You will, I hope, be familiar with The Short-Tempered Clavier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGdBgjvO63Y

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P.D.Q. Bach - The Short Tempered Clavier

your clavier was tuned in the last year. my clavier was forged in the heat of a dying star. we are not the same

The (1/4-comma) meantone clavier.

I think I used to play one of those bad-tempered claviers. I'm sure it was the instrument's fault...

positively macrotonal

I take your well-tempered clavier and give you Henry Purcell on the enharmonic harpsichord*
https://youtu.be/Z083kl7TbVA

* with superfluous blue tits

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H. Purcell on enharmonic Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in g minor Z. 661 on Harpsichord, III Corant (3/4)

I have this one really cheap guitar that's always in "E♭ feral", can't get it to behave.