If you take an instrument without predefined notes, such as a trombone or a violin, you can produce an infinite amount of notes between Do and Re for example (applies with out of tunes instruments as well). With that logic, you could have an infinite set of 7 notes that are as evenly « spaced » as our current standard. Im sure im missing something obvious.
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As a side note to lot of insightful comments, A is A because this is the note used to tune an ochestra with itself, (from an oboe, usually) so it’s the first note played.
It’s “la” in italian nomenclature, which, probably by design, also was the ringtone in France (and maybe other countries but I wouldn’t know) before the digital age. (the 440hz one)
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