A=432 Hz, what's the deal?! - QNA #3

4,311 views · Published 8 February 2017 · 9:39 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: Jon Michael Swift · 2017 · Music

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An introduction to the political, scientific, and religious debate surrounding the international pitch standard. 

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0:12 A=432 Hz as a pitch standard?
1:24 Ancient history of pitch standards 
3:08 Rise of pitch standards in Europe
4:36 Tuning forks, tonometers, temperaments
6:42 Spread of A=440 Hz
8:46 Recent history of A=432 Hz

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