middle C

middle C

noun Music.
the note indicated by the first leger line above the bass staff and the first below the treble staff.

Origin:
1830–40
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Middle C is always a great word to know.
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note having one sixteenth of the time value of a whole note
tone on the third degree from a given tone counted as the first
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middle C
 
n
music the note graphically represented on the first ledger line below the treble staff or the first ledger line above the bass staff and corresponding in pitch to an internationally standardized fundamental frequency of 261.63 hertz

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