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defacto7

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7. 110 is our modern pitch of A

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2015, 03:02 AM

Feb 2015

Exactly two octaves lower than concert pitch A440 which is the only standard or absolute pitch that exists in modern western music. In the 12 tone scale that we use, A is the only absolute pitch, all others are relative to it.

I thought that was an interesting coincidence though the pitch itself is arbitrary in general. Natural earth sounds tend toward F#. The Aurora Borealis is about F# as I have heard it many times. It never changes. I wonder if there is some sort of reason for the A110 or if it was coincidental? Not only Baritones sing A110 and it's not even considered a middle their range. It's considered a low Baritone note but it is in the middle of the Bass range. Just sayin'

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