solfege

French - Turkish

Definition of solfege in French Turkish dictionary

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solfège

[le] solfej

Dutch - Turkish

Definition of solfege in Dutch Turkish dictionary

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solfège

solfej

English - English

Definition of solfege in English English dictionary

Alternative spelling of solfège

a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable

{i} use of the sol-fa tones to represent the notes of the scale; singing exercise using the sol-fa tones (solfeggio)

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solfège

a method of sight singing music that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B)

Synonyms

solfeggio, solmization, solmisation, sol-fa

Etymology

[ säl-'fezh ] (noun.) circa 1903. From French.