the system or practice of identifying musical tones by syllables: often used as an aid in teaching music
Origin of solmization
French solmisation from solmiser, to sol-fa from sol + mi: see gamutsolmization
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solmization
noun
MusicThe act or a system of using syllables, especially sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.
Origin of solmization
French solmisation from solmiser to sol-fa sol note of the scale ( from Medieval Latin; see gamut . ) mi note of the scale ( from Medieval Latin; see gamut . )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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