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sol-fa
[ sohl-fah, sohl-fah ]
noun
- Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- the system of singing tones to these syllables.
verb (used without object)
- to use the sol-fa syllables in singing, or to sing these syllables.
verb (used with object)
- to sing to the sol-fa syllables, as a tune.
sol-fa
/ ˈsɒlˈfɑː /
verb
- to use tonic sol-fa syllables in singing (a tune)
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Other Words From
- sol-faist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sol-fa1
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Example Sentences
Many teachers in the old days composed Sol-Fa exercises and vocalises for their own use.
Suffice it to say that only four keys were known, and that each note was called by its full Sol-Fa name.
Then they all learned songs together from tonic sol-fa, singing in a circle round the fire.
"I had learned the Tonic Sol-fa notation by heart before I was twenty," he added.
Free use is made of the tonic sol-fa as well as the standard notation in many musical examples.
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