To each his own. I do not care for the creeping up
of pitch.
Yes of course re equal temperament. But the
original subject was about 440 versus middle C--
pretty far off however one figures it.
In just intonation (where C= (3/5) 440 if A 440 is
the standard) middle C is 264 , it is still
pretty far from 440! (which I suppose was the original
point). Piano (equal temp.) pitch is a bit disconcerting
but there is so much good music for piano one
just learns to live with it.
Robert
On Thu, 25 Apr 2013, David Pickett wrote:
At 20:35 25-04-13, Robert Greene wrote:
Not nearer--exactly! 440 A is the standard pitch in the Western world,
though orchestra often shade this up a bit. Middle C is around 261.6 Hz
I wrote that tongue in cheek... Most orchestras in Europe are considerably
sharper and sound to my ears better for it. I tuned my harpsichords to 444Hz
or 419Hz.
As to middle C, you are assuming equal temperament...
David
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