solfège

[sol-fezh, -fej, sohl-]

noun

Music.

1. solfeggio.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solfège¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from French, from Italian

Example Sentences

Better still, have them sing the solfege for the different lines instead of the words or humming.

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The pitches of the scale have their own syllables called sargam—which is very similar to our solfege system.

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Just like the term solfege which is made up of the syllables “sol” and “fa,” sargam is comprised of the syllables sa re and ga, the first three pitches of the Indian scale.

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Depiction of Curwen’s Solfege hand signs.

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Solfege corresponds to the notes of the major scale, using the syllables Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, and Ti.

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