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solfeggio
[ sol-fej-oh, -fej-ee-oh ]
noun
- a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
- the use of the sol-fa syllables to name or represent the tones of a melody or voice part, or the tones of the scale, or of a particular series, as the scale of C; solmization.
solfeggio
/ sɒlˈfɛʒ; sɒlˈfɛdʒɪəʊ /
noun
- a voice exercise in which runs, scales, etc, are sung to the same syllable or syllables
- solmization, esp the French or Italian system, in which the names correspond to the notes of the scale of C major
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Example Sentences
Thus my ear was thoroughly practised, and I easily held my place, even at that early age, in a Solfeggio class.
He might be practising a solfeggio,” I suggested, “which you could sing for him.
Certain studies were repugnant to him, mathematics and solfeggio.
They are taught solfeggio and the principal works of the repertory.
Solfeggio, solfège—a vocal exercise sung either on simple vowels or on arbitrary syllables containing these simple vowel sounds.
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