concert pitch
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Actually the U.S. standard concert pitch is 880, by French count.*
From Time Magazine Archive
The exact time would be told in advance, so scientists all over the earth could have their instruments tuned to concert pitch.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is keyed to what used to be called "concert pitch," which, I understand is obsolete today, all instruments being tuned very much lower.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now each his own conductor, and at more Than concert pitch, rips through his repertoire On the piano while the other races For towels and pots�no end of dripping places.
From Time Magazine Archive
Figure 6.21: In the top line, the melody is written out in concert pitch; on the second line it has been transposed to be read by an alto saxophone.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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