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Composing his solfeggios in the shade, He whistles them to blackbirds as he treadeth, And violets in the wood, and in the glade Snowdrops, he spreadeth.

From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Lee, Agnes

Training in Italian solfeggios is very fine for creating a free, flowing style.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis

After this came time exercises, solfeggios, the pointing out of notes by the boys on and between the fingers of their left hands, which represented the staff.

From The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. by Curwen, John Spencer

After a thorough drilling in solfeggios and technical exercises, I would have the student work on the operatic arias of Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, and others.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis

The first kind of a repertoire that the student should acquire is a repertoire of solfeggios.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis