Klarinet Archive - Posting 000568.txt from 1999/03

From: Mark Gustavson <mgustav@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pitch over the years
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:53:46 -0500

Another problem then, and more complex than what frequency to tune to, was the
tuning system of the scale.

Mark Gustavson

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> 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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