concert pitch
- IPA[ˈkänsərt ˌpiCH]
美式
- a standard for the tuning of musical instruments, internationally agreed upon in 1960, in which the note A above middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz；a state of readiness, efficiency, and keenness
noun: concert pitch
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a standard for the tuning of musical instruments, internationally agreed upon in 1960, in which the note A above middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz the players use period instruments tuned to A = 421, nearly a semitone down on modern concert pitch
- ▪ a state of readiness, efficiency, and keenness slightly unnerved by the contretemps, I was not at concert pitch
