F (musical note)
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F is a musical note
, the fourth
above C
. It is also known as fa in fixed-do solfège.
When calculated in equal temperament
with a reference of A above middle C
as 440 Hz
, the frequency
of Middle F (F4) is approximately 349.228 Hz. See pitch (music)
for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.
Note
In music, the term note has two primary meanings:#A sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound;#A pitched sound itself....
, the fourth
Perfect fourth
In classical music from Western culture, a fourth is a musical interval encompassing four staff positions , and the perfect fourth is a fourth spanning five semitones. For example, the ascending interval from C to the next F is a perfect fourth, as the note F lies five semitones above C, and there...
above C
C (musical note)
C or Do is the first note of the fixed-Do solfège scale. Its enharmonic is B.-Middle C:Middle C is designated C4 in scientific pitch notation because of the note's position as the fourth C key on a standard 88-key piano keyboard...
. It is also known as fa in fixed-do solfège.
When calculated in equal temperament
Equal temperament
An equal temperament is a musical temperament, or a system of tuning, in which every pair of adjacent notes has an identical frequency ratio. As pitch is perceived roughly as the logarithm of frequency, this means that the perceived "distance" from every note to its nearest neighbor is the same for...
with a reference of A above middle C
Middle C
C or Do is the first note of the fixed-Do solfège scale. Its enharmonic is B.-Middle C:Middle C is designated C4 in scientific pitch notation because of the note's position as the fourth C key on a standard 88-key piano keyboard...
as 440 Hz
Hertz
The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications....
, the frequency
Frequency
Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency...
of Middle F (F4) is approximately 349.228 Hz. See pitch (music)
Pitch (music)
Pitch is an auditory perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies,...
for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.
Designation by octave
| Scientific Scientific pitch notation Scientific pitch notation is one of several methods that name the notes of the standard Western chromatic scale by combining a letter-name, accidentals, and a number identifying the pitch's octave... designation |
Helmholtz Helmholtz pitch notation Helmholtz pitch notation is a musical system for naming notes of the Western chromatic scale. Developed by the German scientist Hermann von Helmholtz, it uses a combination of upper and lower case letters , and the sub- and super-prime symbols to describe each individual note of the scale... designation |
Octave name | Frequency (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-1 | F͵͵͵ | Subsubcontra | 10.913 |
| F0 | F͵͵ | Subcontra | 21.827 |
| F1 | F͵ | Contra | 43.654 |
| F2 | F | Great | 87.307 |
| F3 | f | Small | 174.614 |
| F4 | f′ | One-lined | 349.228 |
| F5 | f′′ | Two-lined | 698.457 |
| F6 | f′′′ | Three-lined | 1396.913 |
| F7 | f′′′′ | Four-lined | 2793.826 |
| F8 | f′′′′′ | Five-lined | 5587.652 |
| F9 | f′′′′′′ | Six-lined | 11175.303 |