Kawai CP205/CP185 manual Werckmeister III, Kirnberger III Temperament, Arabic

Werckmeister III, Kirnberger III Temperament

These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean. For music with few accidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone, but as accidentals increase, the temperament produces the characteristic melodies of the Pythagorean temperament. It is used primarily for classical music written in the Baroque era to revive the original characteristics.

Arabic

Some oriental scales, including the Arabic, are characterized for “quarter-tone” which is half of a half-tone (50 cents). This makes the music sound very different from traditional western music. The CP Piano provides two of the most popular Arabic scales, although you can create more variations with the User Temperament function. With Arabic 1, the notes B and E are a quartertone lower than the Occidental Scale, while the notes A and E are lower with Arabic 2.

To create a User Temperament:

1)On the Temperament screen, press the EDIT button (F7). The User Temperament screen will be displayed.

2)Use the KEY buttons (F3, F4) to select the note to edit.

3)Use the Dial or TUNE buttons (F5, F6) to change the value. The value is represented in cents above or below Equal temperament and ranges from –50 to +50.

4)Press the SAVE button (F7) to save the User Temperament.

P. 136 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano