The Accidentals in a band. Of the band's name origins, the band have stated in radio interviews that they had decided on "The Accidentals" because of the accidental note in music, which is denoted by a pitch that is not a member of the scale or mode that is specified by the most recently applied key signature, and the coincidental qualities behind its relation to their meeting each other by chance. On May 21, 2012, the Accidentals released their self-produced debut full-length album, "Tangled Red and Blue". The album features 13 tracks ranging across a spectrum of contemporary folk sounds and was
Musical note D, E, F, G, A, B, C and then in reverse order, with no key signature or accidentals. In all technicality, "music" can be composed of notes at any arbitrary physical frequency. Since the physical causes of music are vibrations of mechanical systems, they are often measured in hertz (Hz), with 1 Hz meaning one vibration per second. For historical and other reasons, especially in Western music, only twelve notes of fixed frequencies are used. These fixed frequencies are mathematically related to each other, and are defined around the central note, A. The current "standard pitch" or modern "concert pitch"