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Piano Roll Tenths in the Left Hand
By Jeff Taylor

All ye who listen to piano rolls:  Do you have any idea when the
interval of a tenth (as opposed to an octave) first appeared in piano
rolls?  My sense is it may have been earlier than sound recordings,
or even sheet music.

Here's a challenge for you -- what's the earliest roll you've heard
that uses tenths in the left hand?  (And I mean frequently, not just
one or two.)  Obviously by the late 'teens they were everywhere.

Thanks!

Jeff Taylor


(Message sent Fri 24 Apr 2015, 19:45:12 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Hand, Left, Piano, Roll, Tenths

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