Solfeggio Definition

sōl-fĕjē-ō, -fĕjō
solfeggio
noun
Voice practice in which scales are sung to the sol-fa syllables; solmization.
Webster's New World
The use of these syllables in singing, esp. in reading a song, etc. at sight.
Webster's New World

(music) A method of sight singing music that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (so), la, and si (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).

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Origin of Solfeggio

  • Italian from solfa sol-fa sol-fa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian

    From Wiktionary

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