C
(see)
[Eng.] [Ger.]
Abbreviation used on the
staff
to designate
common time
.
The first
note
(
tonic
) in the
C
major
scale
. In
solfeggio
it is normally called
do
, except in France where it is called
Ut
. The
frequencies
of the audible
pitches
of
C
are
notated
below.
The
note
Ut
of the
Guidonian System
.
The
note
from which
pianos
and
organs
are typically
tuned
.
See also
[Eng.]
C
;
[Fr.]
Ut
;
[Ger.]
C
;
[It.]
Do
;
[Sp.]
Do
.
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