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RE: Absolute / Perfect Pitch

Author: Lelia
Date: 2000-10-08 20:06

I think that between individuals with absolute pitch, sensitivity to "off" pitch varies a lot. Some people seem to be able to "re-set" to a different pitch standard without too much trouble, but others really can't do it. My husband, who plays violin, plays with one pianist who can't learn transposing instruments such as the clarinet, because they're playing the "wrong" notes. When playing the piano with other musicians, she can adapt to a slightly sharper pitch than a=440, but anything flatter drives her right up the wall.

She tries not to drive everyone else up the wall by compaining all the time, but she had to back out of playing the harpsichord with a "period instruments" group because the group agreed to tune to a=437 and it *literally* made her sick to the stomach. She says it feels as if she's being held underwater or spun around upside down -- a pervading feeling of *wrongness* that she can't shake off. IMHO, that degree of inflexibility is a problem, not a blessing; but -- relativistically speaking! -- it's a whole lot less of a problem than a *poor* sense of pitch would be!

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