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Re: Measurement of pitch

Subject: Re: Measurement of pitch
From: Andy Resnick <andy.resnick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:54:56 -0500
Newsgroups: sci.physics
OG wrote:
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It seems that you're not aware that there is no inherent 'standard' to the frequencies used for particular notes.
Here is an extract from the Wikipedia article on Pitch (music)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)
<snip>

This is true, and naturally leads to the use of alternative scales as found in microtonal music.




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Andrew Resnick, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Case Western Reserve University

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