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1.223 pitch

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

Pitch names.

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