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
All the armed forces have been warned to be at concert pitch by Sept.
From Time Magazine Archive
Musicians gave an additional twist to the cow sinews binding their drums, bringing them up to concert pitch.
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
