Roland HP 730 User Manual

OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS
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Playing
in
the
Tuning
of
Classical
Music
Your new piano allows you to play classical music, such as baroque, while using the
tuning actually used in that period.
Most music today is composed and played based on the assumption that equal
temperament (the most common tuning method) will be used. However, various
different tunings were in existence during the age of classical music. By playing a piece
using the old tuning, you should be able to hear the natural sonorities of the chords, and
appreciate the piece in the way it was originally intended.
Display Tuning Descriptions
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EQUAL
This
tuning
divides
the
octave
equally
into
12
intervals.
All
pitches
have
an equal, slight amount of ambiguity.
Z PYTHAGOREAN This method of tuning was invented by the famous philosopher
Pythagoras. It resolves the ambiguity of the fourths and fifths. The third,
however, is somewhat imperfect, but the melody sounds clear.
3
JUST
(MAJOR)
A
method
of
tuning
which
resolved
the
ambiguousness
of
fifths
and
thirds.
Quite
beautiful
sonorities
are
produced
with
chords,
but
the
scale
is unbalanced,
so
it
is not well-suited
for
melodies.
4
JUST
(MINOR)
With
Just
tuning,
the
tuning
for
major
is
different
from
that
for
minor.
The
same
effect
as
the
major
version
can
be
obtained
with
the
minor
one.
5 MEAN TONE A temperament which adds some compromises to Just temperament,
and facilitates transposition.
6 WERCKMEISTER Through combining the Mean Tone and Pythagorean temperaments, it
allows for playing in any key.
7 KIRNBERGER Asa result of improvements made to the Mean Tone and Just
temperaments, it is relatively tolerant towards transposition, and can be
used to play in all keys.
When you play using a tuning other than the equal temperament, you need to assign the
keynote (“C” for major and “A” for minor) according to the key of the song to be played.
For ensemble with a different musical instrument, pitches will differ depending on the
key. Therefore, you should set the HP piano to the same basic pitch as the other
instrument.
The display represents the following notes:
Display Co fd io-d BAF oP Gt A AD ob
Basic Note Cc C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B
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Roland HP 730 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	HP 730
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English