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solmization
[ sol-muh-zey-shuhn, sohl- ]
noun
, Music.
- the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.
solmization
/ ˌsɒlmɪˈzeɪʃən /
noun
- See tonic sol-famusic a system of naming the notes of a scale by syllables instead of letters derived from the 11th-century hexachord system of Guido d'Arezzo, which assigns the names ut (or do ), re, mi, fa, sol, la, si (or ti ) to the degrees of the major scale of C ( fixed system ) or (excluding the syllables ut and si ) to the major scale in any key ( movable system ) See also tonic sol-fa
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Origin of solmization1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of solmization1
C18: from French solmisation, from solmiser to use the sol-fa syllables, from sol 1+ mi
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