The theories surrounding equal temperament began to be put in wider practice, especially as it enabled a wider range of chromatic possibilities in hard-to-tune keyboard instruments. Although Bach did not use equal temperament, as a modern piano is generally tuned, changes in the temperaments from the meantone system, common at the time, to various temperaments that made modulation between all keys musically acceptable, made possible Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. COUNT 5
QSN1 What theories began to be put in wider practice? ANS1 equal temperament QSN2 What does equal temperament enabled in hard to tune keyboard instruments? ANS2 a wider range of chromatic possibilities QSN3 What did Bach not use? ANS3 equal temperament QSN4 A modern piano is generally what? ANS4 tuned QSN5 What system of temperaments was common during Bach's time? ANS5 meantone