History & The Arts
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
...thinking about how pitch systems are organised more globally...Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation: 6 Frequency and note identity - Western musicians often assign specific frequencies to the notes of the gamut. In the most widely used system for allocating frequencies, the A below middle C vibrates at 220 hertz, or 220 vibrations per second. Table 1 lays...