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Tweet from @ericweiskott saying "ah yes, the 17 genders" and a chart described as "Key and mode descriptions from Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Regles de Composition ca. 1682 with 2 columns: Key and Descriptive Comments C major - gay and warlike C minor - obscure and sad D major - joyous and very warlike D minor - serious and pious Eb major - cruel and hard E major - quarrelsome and boisterous F major - furious and quick-tempered subjects F minor - obscure and plaintive G major - serious and magnificent G minor - serious and magnificent A major - joyful and pastoral A minor - tender and plaintive B major - harsh and plaintive B minor - solitary and melancholy Bb major - magnificent and joyful Bb minor - obscure and terrible