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World Service,01 Sep 1998,14 mins

Musical Pitch

Soundworks

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Explaining Concert A, tuning forks, Mersenne's laws and the effect of mass on pitch. A look at how the human voice reaches the highs and lows of possibility in pitch and tone.

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