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Definition of International pitch
1. Noun. The pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C.
Lexicographical Neighbors of International Pitch
Literary usage of International pitch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"It was also decided to call the newly adopted standard the international pitch.
The international pitch is, of course, identical with the French pitch, ..."
2. The Science of Musical Sounds by Dayton Clarence Miller (1916)
"The table opposite gives the pitch numbers for all the tones of the equally
tempered musical scale, based on international pitch, As = 435. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"One of these is international pitch, with Л3 = 435 as starting point for the
scale of equal temperament ; the other is physical pitch, with C3 = 256 as ..."
4. The Mentor (1893)
"PIANO MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION NY international pitch ':'«' ' •'• DIANO and
ORGAN MATERIALS, TOOLS, v- -. 122 East 13th Street, New York, ..."
5. Practical Physics by Newton Henry Black (1922)
"How long would an open organ pipe need to be to give as its fundamental tone the
note middle A (international pitch) ? 9. How many centimeters long would ..."
6. The Bibliography of Vermont: Or, A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating in by Marcus Davis Gilman (1897)
"He is the author of seventeen circulars issued by the Committee of Piano
Manufacturers on international pitch ; also of the Chapter on Inventions in "Men of ..."
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