Why did musicians decide middle C should be labeled C and not A?

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So the C scale is sort of the “first” scale because it has no sharps or flats. Middle C is an important note on pianos. So why didn’t it get the first letter of the alphabet? While we are at it, where did these letter names even come from?

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As an aside:

* A minor is all white keys too

* He question may be language specific: in French we don’t use letters to name notes and the typical starting point is C (*do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-si*)

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