SOLFEGGIO

solfege, solfeggio

(noun) a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable

solmization, solfege, solfeggio

(noun) singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

solfeggio (countable and uncountable, plural solfeggios)

(music) A method of sight singing music that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the movable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B).

Synonyms

• solfege

• solfège

• solmization

• solmisation

• sol-fa

Source: Wiktionary


Sol*feg"gio, n.Etym: [It., fr. solfa the gamut.] (Mus.)

Definition: The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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