基準ピッチの歴史的変遷 (History of Musical Pitch)


A.Ellis著「History of Musical Pitch」 (Macdonald London, 1881)より
From H.Helmholtz,「On the Sensations of Tone」 pp.495-504

Vibrations per second (A)Year
LOW PITCH CHURCH
391Andreas Silbermann's pitch, Strassburg Minster1714
392Euler's clavichords, St.Petersburg1739
395Trinity College Organ, Cambridge1759
396Organ in Versailles Chapel1789
LOW CHAMBER PITCH
407Pitch of Spinet measured by Sauveur in Paris1713
408Pitch for tuning Stringed instruments (Mattheson) Hamburg1762
409Court Clavecins, Paris1783
414.4Clavichord, Breslau1776
"MEAN" PITCH
415G.Silbermann's organ in chief R.C.Church in Dresden1780
422Mozart's pianos (Stein's tuning fork)1780
422.5Handel's tuning fork1751
to 423Dresden Opera under Weber1815-1821
"Opera Comique, Paris1820
"Westminster Abbey organ1820
427Paris Opera1811
"COMPROMISE" PITCH
433Sir George Smart's tuning fork1828
435French Diapason Normal1859
439New Philharmonic1896
MODERN ORCHESTRAL AND "ANCIENT MEDIUM" PITCH
440International Standard pitch1939
440Paris Conservatoire1812
440Paris Opera Comique1829
440Dresdan Opera1862
440Scheibler's Stuttgart pitch for music industries1834
441Covent Garden Opera1878
444.6St.Paul's Cathedral Organ1877
446Broadwood's Medium Pitch1849-1880
447Vienna Opera1878
"Paris Opera1858
449Leipzip Gewandhaus Concert1859
451British and Belgian Intruments Standard1879
452International Exhibition of Inventions and Music, London1885
453Kneller Hall Military School1878
"London Philharmonic Concerts1846-1854
455.3Pitch of Erard, Broadwood, Steinway and Brinsmead pianofortes1880
"Highest Philharmonic Pitch1880
457American Steinway Pianofortes1890

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