ut

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ut (mus.) first note of Guido Aretino's hexachords, and of the octave in modern solmization (cf. DOH). — (O)F. ut; the lowest of the series ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, said to be taken from the office hymn for St. John Baptist's day: Ut queant laxis resonare fibris / Mira gestorum famuli tuorum / Solve polluti labii reatum, / Sancte Iohannes. See GAMUT.

ut

views updated May 17 2018

ut. Keynote of major scale, according to system of vocal syllables derived from d'Arezzo, now generally replaced by do (doh in Tonic Sol-fa). In many countries, incl. France, ut and doh have become attached to C in whatever key this may occur.

UT

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UT • abbr. ∎  Universal Time. ∎  Utah (in official postal use).

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