Re: [Harp-L] RE: 432Hz and the "scientific" reference pitch... Wierd

[Kevin <kham27@xxxxxxxxx>]

Whatever feels right. Science can only explain so much. It certainly
doesn't explain how one feels music. I know some super heavy metal that
makes my buddies feel good. Not me!

Kevin

On 27 December 2014 at 13:11, Dan Hazen <bluesmandan76@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Found a couple interesting reads on A=432Hz... apparently it's an variation
> of the "scientific" or "philosophical" reference pitch proposed by a
> physicist named Saveur. Something about all the octaves of C being
> represented by round binary numbers. It's actually originally more about
> middle C being 256Hz than A being 432Hz... (apparently it's supposed to be
> 430.54 Hz, but people adjust the temperament with the "pythagorean
> temperament" to stretch it up to 432.) Kinda neat, but also kinda weird.
> There is a lot of weird new agey stuff out there about A=432. Until someone
> can prove that birds all sing with a particular reference pitch or
> something, I just don't really care about reference pitch.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_pitch
>
> http://www.roelhollander.eu/en/tuning-frequency/scientific-pitch/
>