solfeggio

American  

[sol-fej-oh, -fej-ee-oh] / sɒlˈfɛdʒ oʊ, -ˈfɛdʒ iˌoʊ /

noun

Music.

plural

solfeggi, solfeggios

1. a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.

2. 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.

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solfeggio British  

/ sɒlˈfɛdʒɪəʊ, sɒlˈfɛʒ /

noun

1. a voice exercise in which runs, scales, etc, are sung to the same syllable or syllables

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of solfeggio

1765–75; < Italian, derivative of solfeggiare, equivalent to solf ( a ) ( sol-fa ) + -eggiare v. suffix

Example Sentences

Cantilena, kan-ti-lē′na, n. a ballad or light song: a cantus firmus or melody for church use: a singing exercise or solfeggio.

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Months, indeed years, would be spent in the practice of simple solfeggi, to be followed by exercises in rhythm and studies for intonation.

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So to ease the situation I gave lessons in solfeggio and on the piano in a poor little school in the neighborhood.

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I was to take him to his solfeggio class at three.

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A year of scales, exercises and solfeggios would have been far more time-saving.

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