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Record 1 2016-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
DEF

The note C found at approximately the middle of the piano keyboard.

OBS

It is tuned to a frequency of 261.6.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
OBS

Do : syllabe de solfège substituée au XVIIe siècle à la syllabe ut introduite par Guy d’Arezzo et jugée peu euphonique, mais que l’on conserva dans certaines expressions (clef d’ut, ut majeur) […] Dans les pays de langues allemande et anglaise, le "do" est représenté par la lettre C.

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