Question
The quarter-comma meantone (“mean-tone”) type of these systems creates a dissonant “wolf interval.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these tuning systems. The most popular one of these systems used today “tames the wolf” by dividing an octave into 12 equally spaced intervals.
ANSWER: temperaments [accept equal temperament; prompt on equally tempered or tempering by asking “what system does that correspond to?”; reject “temper”]
[10h] This composer developed his namesake temperament for the harpsichord. He also wrote a Treatise on Harmony and the opera Les indes galantes (“lez AHND-uh guh-LONT”).
ANSWER: Jean-Phillippe Rameau [accept Rameau temperament]
[10e] Temperaments are also crucial to this family of fretted, plucked string instruments that includes the mandolin. The Renaissance composer John Dowland primarily wrote for these instruments, which have a pear-shaped body and rounded back.
ANSWER: lutes [or the lute family]
<Ivvone Zhou, Fine Arts - Music - Baroque> ~22640~ <Editor: Ivvone Zhou>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 11.39 | 75% | 17% | 22% |