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Quarter-comma Meantone with split sharps
Simon Lloyd
A short recording of a 1565 organ in Mantua tuned in quarter-comma meantone, showing split sharps in use. The extra keys provide separate D-sharp and A-flat for more tonalities.
Used as a concrete example of split-key instruments and an audible demonstration of the D-sharp versus E-flat difference.
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