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concert pitch

con·cert pitch


noun 
Definition:
 
1. music standard pitch to which instruments tuned: the internationally agreed standard pitch to which orchestral instruments are tuned, typically using the A above middle C as a reference. In an instrument tuned to concert pitch, the A above middle C is at a pitch of 440 cycles per second.

2. music pitch of note in transposed music: the sounding pitch of a note played by an instrument when transposing a piece of written music to a different key, as opposed to the written pitch

3. readiness: a state of readiness for action ( informal )

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