Year 12: issues of pitch

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Think back to our lesson on Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues, and the fact we discussed how pitch has changed over the years. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's Blog has recently published a short post about how this affects their rehearsals and performances. Click here to read.
If this topic interests you (of course it would, it's fascinating), search for "equal temperament" in the Grove Online or even on the web to give you more of an insight into this topic.

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