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music-glossary: pitch

 
 1.235 pitch
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 ES: altura, I: altezza, F: hauteur, D: Tonhöhe, NL: toonhoogte, DK:
 tonehøjde, S: tonhöjd, FI: sävelkorkeus.
 
   1. The perceived quality of a sound that is primarily a function of
      its fundamental frequency.
 
   2. [FR. ton; DE. Ton; ES. tono] Any point on the continuum of musical
      pitch.
 
   3. [FR. diapason; DE. Kammerton, Stimmung; ES. diapasón] The
      standardized association of a particular frequency with a
      particular pitch name, e.g., c’ = 256 Hz.
 
 
 See also
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    Pitch names.
 

Info Catalog music-glossary: pickup music-glossary: Musical terms A-Z music-glossary: pizzicato