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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middle C, [Music.]
- Music and Dancethe note indicated by the first leger line above the bass staff and the first below the treble staff.
- 1830–40
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'middle C' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A
- B
- C
- C clef
- D
- E
- F
- G
- alto clef
- baritone
- baritone clef
- bass
- bass clef
- celesta
- concert pitch
- contralto
- contraoctave
- cornet
- diapason
- diapason normal pitch
- flute
- mezzo-soprano
- mezzo-soprano clef
- oboe
- philharmonic pitch
- soprano
- soprano clef
- tenor
- tenor clef
- treble clef
- violin