concert pitch

Definition of Concert Pitch in English :

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Noun

1. concert pitch, international pitch, philharmonic pitch

the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Concert Pitch

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noun

1.

the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C

pitch1 (sense 30), international pitch

2. informal

a state of extreme readiness

Concert Pitch

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Music

1.

a pitch, slightly higher than the usual pitch, to which concert instruments are sometimes tuned to achieve an increased brilliance of quality

2.

the standard pitch to which instruments are tuned and voices are pitched so as to be compatible in performance: it is currently designated as A above middle C, with a frequency of 440 vibrations per second

3.

the actual sound of a note written for a transposing instrument, as the trumpet

Concert Pitch

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n.

1. See international pitch.

2. The state of being ready and tensely alert: a diver whose mental and physical states were at concert pitch before executing the dive.

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