Gribenski Fanny - Tuning The World The Rise Of 440 Hertz In Music Science And Politics 1859 1955 - Hardcover Hip-House Barcode: 192641067617

Barcode: 192641067617

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Gribenski Fanny - Tuning The World The Rise Of 440 Hertz In Music Science And Politics 1859 1955 - Hardcover Hip-House Barcode: 192641067617Binding: Hardcover Description: Tuning the World tells the unknown story of how the musical pitch A 440 became the global norm. Now commonly accepted as the point of reference for musicians in the Western world A 440 hertz only became the standard pitch during an international conference held in 1939. The adoption of this norm was the result of decades of negotiations between countries involving a diverse group of performers composers diplomats