▪ I. ‖ muta
(ˈmjuːtə)
[It. muta imp. = change.]
In Music, a direction to the player (see quots.).
| 1876 Stainer & Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 298/2 Muta, a direction to a player on a horn, trumpet, etc., or on drums, to change the key of his instrument. 1880 Grove Dict. Mus. II. 439/1 A word often seen attached to Horn parts—‘muta in Es’, ‘muta in B’, etc., meaning simply ‘change to E♭ or B♭’, etc. 1938 Oxf. Compan. Music 602/2 Muta D in C means ‘change tuning from D to C’. 1959 Collins' Music Encycl. 446/1 Muta,..a direction to the performer found in parts for wind instruments and timpani, indicating either a change of instrument,..or a change of crook,..or a change of tuning. |
▪ II. muta
var. mootah, mooter.