William Byrd - Miserere 1 & 2
The clavichord player bends the pitch of a note by varying the pressure he applies to the key.Niether mean tone nor "well-tempered" would make such a tonal piece sound "strange" or out of tune. Mean tone would actually make it sound purer. The advantage of mean tone is purer 3rds, 6ths, 4ths and 5ths. The disadvantage is that certain intervals will sound out of tune in remote keys (more than 2 or 3 sharps or flats). But there are no remote keys in these pieces.
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