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solmization • noun [mass noun] Music a system of associating each note of a scale with a particular syllable, especially to teach singing. The commonest European system, still in use, originally named the notes ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la in groups of six (hexachords) beginning on G, C, or F, using syllables from a Latin hymn for St John the Baptist's Day in which each phrase begins on the next note in the scale: ‘Ut queant laxis resonare fibris Mira gestorum famuli tuorum, Solve polluti labili reatum, Sancte Iohannes’. A seventh note si was added later (from the initials of Sancte Iohannes). Modern systems typically use the sequence as arbitrarily a! dapted in the 19th century: doh, ray, me, fah, soh, la, te, with doh being C in the fixed-doh system and the keynote in the movable-doh or tonic sol-fa system. — derivatives solmizate verb. — origin Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Find out about OUP's Online Products: Sign up for Words of the Day in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, or Chinese at www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com - now with audio! Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2010 |
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