Klarinet Archive - Posting 000564.txt from 1999/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Pitch over the years
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 07:33:45 -0500

At 12:31 AM 3/10/99 -0600, Steven J Goldman wrote:
>But, Bill, the fact is that many instrumentalists did move around, and quite
>a bit. The top quality players were in demand all over and they toured
>Europe for fame and fortune (Mozart for example toured England, Italy,
>France, many of the German states, and a good deal of the Holy Roman Empire,
>and he was just one of many). The pitch problem did matter and was a pain in
>the butt for all but the most provincial musicians.
>
I'm sure it was! Presumeably they would have to acquire a local instrument
to perform on if the difference was significant. As an aside, would it
even be POSSIBLE to have perfect pitch under those circumstances?

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