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Performing
The reference pitch can be changed from “A=440.0 Hz” to “A=415.0 Hz” (Baroque pitch) or “A=392.0 Hz” (Versailles pitch).
1.
From the main screen, press the [Select/Menu] knob.
2.
Turn the [Select/Menu] knob to select “2 Pitch / Tuning.”
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3.
Press the [Select/Menu] knob to access the “Pitch / Tuning” screen.
You can also access the “Pitch/Tuning” screen from the main screen by holding in the [SET] piston and fingering the
keyboard.
4.
Turn the [Select/Menu] knob to select “Pitch.”
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5.
Turn the [Value/Exit Menu] knob to change the “Pitch” setting.
This setting will return to “MODERN” when you turn off the power.
You can adjust the tuning value within a specific range relative to the base value of the selected pitch (p. 40).
6.
Press the [Value/Exit Menu] knob twice to return to the main screen.
Using Baroque Pitch Indication Value (A =)
VERSAILLES 392 (Hz)
BAROQUE 415 (Hz)
MODERN 440 (Hz)
VENETIAN 465 (Hz)
Using historical temperaments
By using a historical temperament when playing a composition suited for it, the beauty and tension of that work can be
brought out even more greatly. In particular, when playing a work that uses a modulation-capable temperament and
includes modulation, the sonority of the chords will change, adding subtle changes in the tonal character as the
composition progresses.
Werkmeister combines meantone and Pythagorean tunings to increase the freedom of modulation, and is used in works
ranging from Bach through modern times. Kirnberger was also conceived in a similar way, and is used mainly for playing
Bach’s organ works.
Meantone was popular throughout Europe during the Baroque period, and was used particularly in pipe organ
performance. It was also customarily used by Baroque composers such as Handel, as well as in works of the Renaissance.
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