Temperament Offsets — Provenance and Bibliography

Attribution and Use

• Please cite unequaltemperament.com in publications, software, and web pages.
• Credit Scala (Huygens–Fokker Foundation) where Scala software/archives inform work.
• For redistribution of this compilation, inquiries: wgmilleriii@gmail.com.

Acknowledgments

• Scala software and scale archive — Huygens–Fokker Foundation. See Scala downloads.
• The author’s personal collection of historical and modern sources on tuning and temperament.

Provenance Summary

This compilation of temperament offsets was assembled from approximately sixty sources during 1998–1999 as a working reference for research and practice in historical and alternative temperaments. Some entries have been rounded for readability and practical use. Where the author’s original database is recovered, per‑entry citations will be added.

How to Use

• Use in‑page search to navigate by temperament name.
• Offsets are cents relative to 12‑TET pitch classes unless otherwise noted.
• For precision beyond displayed rounding, consult primary sources.

Suggested Citation

Miller, Willis. “Temperament Offsets: Provenance and Bibliography.” unequaltemperament.com. Compiled 1998–1999. Accessed [insert date]. Please credit unequaltemperament.com and Scala where relevant.

Selected Bibliography (partial)

• Barbour, J. Murray. Tuning and Temperament: A Historical Survey. East Lansing: Michigan State College Press, 1953.
• Henderson, Ian. Strobe Tuner Settings for the Historic Scales. New York, 1983.
• Jorgenson, Owen H. “In Tune with Old Tunings.” Clavier, November 1978: 26–28.
• Jorgenson, Owen H. Tuning: Containing the Perfection of Eighteenth‑Century Temperament; The Lost Art of Nineteenth‑Century Temperament; and The Science of Equal Temperament. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1991.
• Jorgenson, Owen H. Tuning the Historical Temperaments by Ear. Marquette: The Northern Michigan University Press, 1977.
• Jorgenson, Owen H. The Equal‑Beating Temperaments: A Handbook for Tuning Harpsichords and Forte‑Pianos, with Tuning Techniques and Tables of Fifteen Historical Temperaments. Raleigh: The Sunsbury Press, 1981.

References (Software and Archives)

• Scala downloads and documentation — Huygens–Fokker Foundation. https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/downloads.html
• Scala Scale Archive — accessible via the Scala project (see downloads page for current archive details).

Notes and Contact

This list was originally compiled for personal research and practical reference; questions regarding redistribution should be directed to wgmilleriii@gmail.com. If the original “DISS‑Source‑99” files are recovered, per‑entry citations will be added and offsets re‑rounded to match published values as appropriate.