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absolute pitch, the position of a tone in the musical scale determined according to its number of vibrations per second, irrespective of other tones. The term also denotes the capacity to identify any tone upon hearing it sounded alone or to sing any specified tone. Experiments have shown that this ability, a form of memory, can be acquired through practice, but in some individuals it appears to be inborn. absolute pitch 1. the ability to identify exactly the pitch of a note without comparing it to another 2. the exact pitch of a note determined by its number of vibrations per second absolute pitch [′ab·sə‚lüt ′pich] (acoustics) The pitch of a musical tone expressed as the frequency of the sound wave of that tone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What's so wonderful about all this - aside from the perfect-pitch dialogue and beautifully observed characters - is that the film doesn't contain a whiff of judgment or The novel is instead a tapestry, a panoramic view of a community, a people and a place, that is as impressive in its scope its almost nineteenth-century ability to create an interconnected world - as it is in its perfect-pitch use of dialogue and detail. His thinking should move from a perfect-pitch mentality to a must-swing-at-a-strike concept. |
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