Did you know music wasn’t standardized to the “standard tuning” of A=440 Hz until the 20th century? 😮 Before that, many orchestras and musicians tuned to other pitches using tuning forks handed down through the generations, many of them preferring tunings like A=444 Hz. (The same one we tune our music to.) 🎻 Many people say 444 Hz, slightly sharp of standard (but not even a quarter step sharp), “feels” better to them—either it resonates more beautifully on their instrument, or just seems to so

En musique, on s’accorde sur le "la" 440 Hz. Mais avant d'en arriver là, cette norme a fait l'objet de nombreux conflits internationaux. On vous raconte. | France Musique