The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #76448   Message #1356938
Posted By: Richard Bridge
14-Dec-04 - 04:29 PM
Thread Name: Is he in tune?
Subject: RE: Is he in tune?
I simply do not believe there is such a thing as "perfect pitch" in the sense of a note having an absolute pitch value - so many hertz.

Modern A is 440 Hz.

Medieval was 415 Hz. Which was or is "perfect"?

That being so, all pitch is a matter of convention.

The relationship between different notes, now that is another matter.