Meantone Temperament. A whole number of just perfect fifths will never add up to a whole number of octaves because they are. The major scale according to the meantone temperament.
The most common is 12 equal. Quarter comma meantone or 1 4 comma meantone was the most common meantone temperament in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and was sometimes used later. Comparison between pythagorean tuning blue equal tempered black quarter comma meantone red and third comma meantone green.
The meantone temperament is described by francis salinas in de musica libri septem 1577.
Comparison between pythagorean tuning blue equal tempered black quarter comma meantone red and third comma meantone green. The meantone temperament is described by francis salinas in de musica libri septem 1577. The most common is 12 equal. All equal tempered meantones represent a closure of the spiral of fifths.
