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Concert pitch

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concert pitch

–noun
1. Music. a standard of pitch used for tuning orchestral instruments, usually established at 440 vibrations per second for A above middle C.
2. a state of heightened eagerness, readiness, or tension: Spring training had brought the athletes up to concert pitch for the beginning of the season.

Origin:
1760–70
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concert pitch  
n.  
  1. See international pitch.

  2. The state of being ready and tensely alert: a diver whose mental and physical states were at concert pitch before executing the dive.

international pitch  
n.  A sound wave frequency of 440 cycles per second, assigned to the A above middle C. Also called concert pitch.
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