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Re: F_minor...
1. What did Glenn mean when he said whatever he said about the key of Fm?
I think it was a philosophical statement, that f minor best represented
him in some overall, general, hard-to-pin-down way. And afaik he was
completely serious -- in one of the books I read that he would be quite
miffed if someone told him he was C major :).
For that matter, what did he mean when he said Gibbons was his favorite
composer? :)
Good question.
2. What do historical tuning systems have to do with Gould? Did he ever
record with any of them? Not his Handel harpsi-piano recordings, not his
Byrd/Gibbons recordings(?)
I've never read anything suggesting that he used anything but modern
equal tuning.
3. Did Gould have perfect pitch and how much of a hindrance was it for
him? Was he hyper-sensitive in this area? I know people that say it's a
curse.
Yes, he did have a perfect pitch, and as far as I know he considered it
a blessing. He doesn't talk about it much, it probably just seemed
normal to him :).