Equal temperament /

Traces the evolution of the man-made tuning system that revolutionized Western music. Covers the first scales of Pythagoras to the standardization of all instruments to equal temperament.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Accidentals will happen.
Corporate Authors:	NVC Arts (Firm), Ovation (TV network), Tiger Aspect Productions, Channel Four (Great Britain), Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kershaw, Justine, Goodall, Howard
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2000]
Subjects:	Musical temperament > History. Music > Philosophy and aesthetics. Documentary television programs.

Description
Summary:	Traces the evolution of the man-made tuning system that revolutionized Western music. Covers the first scales of Pythagoras to the standardization of all instruments to equal temperament.
Item Description:	Originally broadcast in 2000 as an episode of the television series Howard Goodall's Big bangs under the title: Accidentals will happen. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Camera, Colin Case, John Sorapure, David Niblock ; editor, Julian Rodd.