Concert Pitch

  

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Concert Pitch

Definition: Concert Pitch

Concert Pitch

Noun

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Concert Pitch

DomainDefinition

Health

The subjective awareness of the frequency or spectral distribution of a sound. (references)

Literature

Concert Pitch The degree of sharpness or flatness adopted by a number of musicians acting in concert, that all the instruments may be in accord. Generally, a particular note is selected for the standard, as A or C; this note is put into the proper pitch, and all other notes are regulated by it. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Synonyms: Concert Pitch

Synonyms: international pitch (n), philharmonic pitch (n). (additional references)

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Historic Usage: Concert Pitch

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Convention of November 16 and 19, 1885, regarding the establishment of a concert pitch. (reference)

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Expression: Concert Pitch

Expression using "concert pitch": at concert pitch. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Concert Pitch

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

concert pitch

3
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Modern Translation: Concert Pitch

Language Translations for "concert pitch"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Japanese Kanji 

  

合奏調 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

がっそうちょう. (various references)

   

Manx

  

ardjey cuirrey kiaull. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oncertcay itchpay

   

Romanian

  

diapazon de concert. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

normalton. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ton standardı. (various references)

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Anagrams: Concert Pitch

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-c-e-h-i-n-o-p-r-t-t"

-3 letters: nephrotic, prothetic.

-4 letters: concerti, contrite, coprince, corniche, crotchet, enchoric, entropic, inceptor, necrotic, phonetic, precinct, prochein, ricochet, tectonic.

-5 letters: centric, cerotic, chitter, choicer, chopine, choreic, chorine, chronic, cithern, cithren, cittern, cointer, conceit, concept, concert, conchie, cornice, cottier, crocein, crochet, crocine, ectopic, entopic, nephric, nepotic, notcher, noticer, orectic, phocine, phonier, phrenic, pincher, pitcher, pointer, porcine.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Quotations: Historic
4. Expressions
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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