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von Helmholtz, Hermann

Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a German physicist who developed conventions for naming pitches and designate specific octaves using upper- or lower-case letters and a series of primes: Helmholtz pitch conventions.

Authored by: Eugene Braig

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