CY, I like Laurence's description "impression of increased intensity" as I think that it more correctly identifies the desires of the creators, the musicians. Snappier and brighter sounds more like a polka band's justification. (not trying to start any arguments with polka aficionados) Chris Solliday RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: Cy Shuster To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Non-440 tuning request I've never heard a specific answer as to what the musical benefit of a higher pitch is. Certainly if Vienna has specific higher-pitch instruments, I understand. Back in my radio days, some stations would bump up the speed of turntables to 46 or 47 RPM, so their music would sound faster and snappier. What is the benefit to an orchestra? --Cy-- Cy Shuster, RPT Albuquerque, NM www.shusterpiano.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100221/139f3824/attachment-0001.htm>
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