Definitions
the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
Word origin
From Middle English ut (“first degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian ut in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the opening word Latin ut (“how”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Benedictine monk Paulus Deacon (8th c. CE).
Used in a sentence
“states and UTs”
“Old Mantuam, old Mantuan. Who vnderſtandeth thee not, vt re ſol la mi fa: Vnder pardon sir, What are the contents? […]”
“The French added si for the seventh, and the Italians changed ut to do. Modern music-books name the whole thirteen notes of the semi-tone scale, and expect the pupil to learn them all.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“do, older term”2 letters
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