Klarinet Archive - Posting 000241.txt from 2004/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Low Pitch
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 00:35:59 -0500

At 02:12 PM 11/5/2004 -0800, Tim Roberts wrote:
>Nobody mentioned "low pitch", which refers to A in the 415 range.
>We're all talking about variations on high pitch. The international
>standard is A=440. Vienna's use of 444 is the result of arrogance on the
>part of the violins.

Actually, "Low Pitch" IS A=440. The term was used to differentiate from
"High Pitch" which was in that A=455-451 range. Instruments made shortly
after the international A=440 standard was established were marked "Low
Pitch" or "LP" (or just "L"), or "High Pitch" ("HP" or "H") since both were
being made at the time. Some people still needed High Pitch instruments so
they could play along with the rest of their group that had High Pitch
instruments. Eventually everyone switched over, and by the 1940's it was
no longer necessary to mark instruments.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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