VOLUME 70

ONLINE EDITION

Root Tones Nekhitem Kamenthu Root Tones Nekhitem Kamenthu

Unjust Intonation

As you can now see, music is clearly subjected to the bondage of the colonial system by this prison of set intonation. Is it a coincidence that the implementation of a convenience such as having a “standard tuning” just so happens to also diminish the fundamental power of music? If we compare all the other fields of knowledge and areas of everyday life discussed in this article with this same question in mind, can we honestly say it is a matter of coincidence and convenience?

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