Ave Maria. It’s very sad that Notre Dame caught fire, but it looks like she’ll pull through. I thought we’d have a fun irreverent post about French sounds.
The Parisian Ambulance is how you say clownish. Click on the score below to loop or stop.
The Parisian Ambulance plays a Major Third, somewhere around an Ab to a C. As the ambulance passes, the siren drops a semitone or two as per the Doppler Effect. This three-tone siren is supposed to request priority for the ambulance but isn’t as threatening as the aggressive two-tone found on other emergency vehicles.
There are many other emergency tones used in European cities. We’ll go over them here on this blog, so check back soon!
