Is there any evidence that JS Bach, A Vivaldi and J Handel had perfect pitch?

Question

Is there any evidence that JS Bach, A Vivaldi and J Handel had perfect ear pitch? Perhaps, if one can spend so much time and energy to music he would develop some abilities.

Answer 1

Short answer: not really. Perfect pitch isn’t something scientifically calculated- it’s more subjective. And even if it were verifiable, the tools to “perfectly” measure them wouldn’t have existed in their eras. However, we can probably assume that by benefit of their training, experience and practice with music, their ear for pitch would be better than average if not exceptional. (But that last bit is speculation)