perfect pitch
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Origin of perfect pitch
First recorded in 1945–50
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There’s perfect pitch, and there’s whatever level of musical genius is possessed by the titular figure in “Tuner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“He has perfect pitch and he’s singing so great, where he gets the power I don’t know.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
For prosecutors, as McAfee once was, the opinion sings in perfect pitch about their special responsibilities to the judicial system:
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024
He falls into a trance as he gently chisels the back of a violin’s front piece, measuring the thickness with an instrument to achieve perfect pitch.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
You would have to hear it yourself to believe the perfect pitch, the harmony parts, how the volume rolled up and down.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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