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Giovanni Benedetti showed that Gioseffo Zarlino's method for performing this task was susceptible to "pumping." A "beta" object is produced by Wendy Carlos's method for performing this task, which is very similar to 19-TET. (20[1])Commas that (20[1])arise (20[1])when performing this task (20[2])often lead (20[2])to an undesirable "wolf" effect. (20[1])The term (0[1])"scordatura" (20[1])refers to (20[1])alternate (20[1]0[1])methods (20[3])for (20[1])performing this task. A 3-to-2 ratio (0[1])is used in both the (*) "just" and "Pythagorean" (10[1]0[1])methods (10[1])for (10[1])performing (10[1]0[2])this task. (10[2])The title of Bach's (10[1])Well-Tempered (10[1])Clavier refers (10[1])to a system for performing this task, (10[2])which (10[1])in modern (10[1])orchestras is done when the (10[1])principal (10[1])oboist (10[2])plays an A. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this task that involves adjusting (10[1])an instrument's pitches. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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