“The first difference that strikes most people, and I do…” — Freakonomics Radio at 18:11
“The first difference that strikes most people, and I do this for my students, when you play a modern instrument performance like the Philadelphia Orchestra right alongside Hogwood, is the difference in pitch. The pitch standard in the 18th century was an A that was 415 hertz. Our modern tuning system, when the oboe…”
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