On Thursday, 26 May 2016, Johan Vromans <jvrom...@squirrel.nl> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 May 2016 08:57:31 +0100 > Michael Hendry <hendry.mich...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Another phenomenon about which I have doubts involves people who claim > > that when they hear music in “sharp” keys (e.g. G, D, A, E) their > > experience is of brightness, while the flat keys make for a more sombre > > sound. I’ve even heard in a radio interview that this applies to F# and > > Gb (the one bright, the other dull). > > Interesting... > > I can put a capo on the 3rd fret on my guitar and play a piece in > (effectively) G. Now I put the capo on the 2nd fret. Does the piece sound > dull because it's now in Gb? Or does it sound brighter because it's in F#? > > In my experience it sounds the same, but lower. Try playing without capo. If at all possibleon a guitar, technically speaking. The sympathetic resonances on the non-played strings will be starkly diminished. Putting a capo effectively transposes your instrument, which defies the OP's point (and mine). Hope this makes sense. > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org <javascript:;> > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >
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