C (musical note)
Play (help·info)C or Do is the first note of the C major scale.
Designation by octave[change | change source]
| Scientific designation | Helmholtz designation | Octave name | Frequency (Hz) | Other names | Audio |
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| C−1 | C͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵C or CCCC | Octocontra | 8.176 | Play (help·info)
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| C0 | C͵͵ or ͵͵C or CCC | Subcontra | 16.352 | Play (help·info)
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| C1 | C͵ or ͵C or CC | Contra | 32.703 | Play (help·info)
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| C2 | C | Great | 65.406 | Low C, cello C, 8' C (see organ pipe length) | Play (help·info)
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| C3 | c | Small | 130.813 | 4' C or tenor C (organ), viola C | Play (help·info)
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| C4 | c′ | One-lined | 261.626 | Middle C | Play (help·info)
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| C5 | c′′ | Two-lined | 523.251 | Treble C, high C (written an octave higher for tenor voices)[1] | Play (help·info)
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| C6 | c′′′ | Three-lined | 1046.502 | High C (soprano) | Play (help·info)
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| C7 | c′′′′ | Four-lined | 2093.005 | Double high C[source?] | Play (help·info)
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| C8 | c′′′′′ | Five-lined | 4186.009 | Eighth octave C, triple high C | Play (help·info)
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| C9 | c′′′′′′ | Six-lined | 8372.018 | Quadruple high C | Play (help·info)
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| C10 | c′′′′′′′ | Seven-lined | 16744.036 | Quintuple high C | Play (help·info)
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The Note That Makes Us Weep" by Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times, September 9, 2007
