RE: The dreaded Cantata BWV152 (Viola dámore)
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Great post @bengy. Oh yes, Bach just wrote what he wanted, big genius!
I do not have to change the pitch of my instrument, but my son plays the violin, so he does have to. Last year, before all this corona stuff started, he played with a baroque orchestra, so they had to lower the pitch for the rehearsals and the concert.
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Yep... Bach was pretty annoying like that! Still, he came up with some pretty decent music, so it is worth the extra pain!
Ah yes, I am a Baroque specialist, so I guess your son was tuning at A = 415Hz as the standard modern Baroque pitch. Luckily, he wouldn't have had to delve too deep into temperaments and all of that... it is a rabbit hole!