Reposted by Dr Danny Bate
It's fascinating that the name for the bottom note has come to stand for the whole range, while the topmost note "E-la" has fallen out of metaphorical usage. (OED has "An Age elevated above the Ela of common Humanity" from 1675)
![Screenshot of text: “Giovanni Doni is known for having changed the name of the note "Ut" to "Do".[6] He convinced his contemporaries to make the change by arguing that "Do" is easier to pronounce than "Ut," and that "Do" is an abbreviation for "Dominus." the Latin word for The Lord, who is the tonic and root of the world”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tntnusot5a4vvvefp6gfsvhf/bafkreigvsvatynqmhbmzxg77k2ubkrkcrz5hqpovenip34fgc4boeglg3u)
