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tonic solfanouna system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti

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tonic solfanouna system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti
tonicnounA substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
sol-fanouna 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 movable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B).
solfegenounAlternative spelling of solfège. [(music) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal 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). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.]
solfègenoun(music) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal 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). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.
solmisationnounThe sol-fa system of singing in particular.
sol-faismnounThe practice of singing by syllables; solmisation.
high dohnoun(Scotland, Ireland, colloquial, uncountable) A state of great agitation.
hexachordnoun(music) A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa.
solresolnounA minor constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège.
damenizationnoun(music, historical) A singing system resembling solfeggio, developed by German composer and tenor Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759), and using the syllables da, me, ni, po, tu, la, be, to.
modulatornounA device or thing that modulates.
fa-lanoun(obsolete) An old kind of madrigal.
musical scalenounA set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch.
scalenounAn ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
f flatnounAlternative spelling of F-flat. [(music) A tone one semitone lower than an F, denoted F♭.]
solfeggionoun(music) Synonym of solfège.
e-flat majornoun(music) The major key with E-flat as its tonic, with the notes E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D the key signature of which has three flats:
bocedizationnoun(historical, music) A Flemish system of singing, similar to sol-fa, but employing the syllables "bo, ce, di, ga, lo, ma, ni".
d flatnounAlternative spelling of D-flat. [(music) A tone one semitone lower than a D, denoted D♭.]

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