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Re: Intervals enharmony question


From: Paul Scott
Subject: Re: Intervals enharmony question
Date: Fri, 4 May 2018 09:14:50 -0700
User-agent: Mutt/1.9.5 (2018-04-13)

On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 11:00:59AM +0100, Wols Lists wrote:
> On 30/04/18 22:46, Torsten Hämmerle wrote:
> > Hans Åberg-2 wrote
> >> I suspect the least pitch-flexible instrument is the oboe, as one
> >> typically uses that for a tuning reference pitch.
> > 
> > Yep, and just to keep up tradition, it's the oboe player who operates the
> > digital tuning device. ;D
> > 
> Until you get the player (or novice conductor!) who tries to tune the
> brass section to an A !!!
> 
> I've had it happen - someone who insisted I tune my trombone to an A ...

Nevertheless any orchestra I've heard or played in in the US tunes to an A.

Bands tune to Bb and sometimes also to A.

Paul


> 
> Cheers,
> Wol
> 
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