|
Year
|
Herz |
Authority
|
| 1648 |
A - 403 |
M. Mersenne: spinet |
| 1762 |
408 |
Johann Matheson |
| 1740 |
415 |
G. Silberman: tuning fork |
| 1751 |
423 |
George Frideric Handel: tuning fork |
| 1619 |
424 |
Michael Praetorius: 'church pitch' |
| 1823 |
428 |
Opera Comique, Paris |
| 1880 |
432 |
Italian Congress, Milan |
| 1859 |
435 |
French Government Commission Standard Pitch |
| 1885 |
435 |
Vienna International Conference Standard Pitch |
| 1939 |
440 |
Present Day U.S. Standard Pitch |
| 1834 |
440 |
J.H. Scheibler, Stuttgart |
| 1878 |
447 |
Vienna State Opera |
| 1879 |
452 |
British Army |
| 1874 |
455 |
Old Philharmonic Pitch, London |
| 1859 |
456 |
Viennese 'high pitch' |
| 1880 |
460 |
Old Austrian Military Pitch |
| 1511 |
504 |
A. Schlick 'high pitch' |
| 1636 |
504 |
M. Mersene 'church pitch' |
| 1636 |
563 |
M. Mersenne 'chamber pitch' |
| 1619 |
567 |
M. Praetorius 'church pitch' |
|
NOTE: "Herz" = vibrations per second
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