ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PITCH AND DEVIATION

line-up: flute, oboe, horn, trombone, e-guitar, accordion, percussion, 2 keyboards, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass
duration: 21′
date of premiere: 18.11.2020, Klangforum Wien, Wiener Konzerthaus

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• 17000 – 20000 Hertz: The Mosquito Alarm
• 3500 Hertz: The Dentsply Sirona Midwest Stylus Plus Air Driven High Speed Dental Drill
• 1500 Hertz: The spin speed of a Zippe-type gas centrifuge for enrichment of Uranium-235 used as fuel for light water nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons
• 686 Hertz: La Bomba (The Emperor) – High Performance Blender and Smoothie Maker
• 500 Hertz: The highest wing beat frequency of the Chironomids, the Lake Flies.
• 443 Hertz: Concert Pitch, continental European standard
• 350 Hertz: The highest wing beat frequency of the Vegetable Leafminer.
• 333 Hertz: The Simlug Barbecue Electric Fan Blower Ultraspeed Pro
• 300 Hertz: The highest wing beat frequency of the western honeybee
• 256 Hertz: the middle C in the alternative Verdi Tuning, also Philosophical or Scientific Pitch
• 250 Hertz: The spindle motor of a Hard Disk Drive rated at 15000 rpm
• 221.23 Hertz: The frequency of the Brow Chakra, the Third Eye
• 210.42 Hertz: The frequency of the Navel Chakra
• 200 Hertz: The wing beat frequency of the housefly
• 194.18 Hertz: The frequency of the Base Chakra, the intestines
• 172.06 Hertz: The frequency of the Crown Chakra
• 150 Hertz: The redline speed of the Renesis 13B engine in a Mazda RX-8
• 141.27 Hertz: The frequency of the Throat Chakra
• 136.1 Hertz: The frequency of the Heart Chakra
• 126.22 Hertz: The frequency of the Solar Plexus Chakra, the upper abdomen
• 42 Hertz: The maximum spin speed of a Gorenje WA65 washing machine
• 32.5 Hertz: The Schumann Resonance 5th order
• 26.4 Hertz: The Schumann Resonance 4th order
• 20.3 Hertz: The Schumann Resonance 3rd order
• 14.1 Hertz: The Schumann Resonance 2nd order
• 7.8 Hertz: The Schumann Resonance fundamental mode