concert pitch
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All the armed forces have been warned to be at concert pitch by Sept.
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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.
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It is keyed to what used to be called "concert pitch," which, I understand is obsolete today, all instruments being tuned very much lower.
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The exact time would be told in advance, so scientists all over the earth could have their instruments tuned to concert pitch.
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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
