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  2. Solfège - Wikipedia

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    Italian "solfeggio" and English/French "solfège" derive from the names of two of the syllables used: sol and fa.[2] [3]The generic term "solmization", referring to any system of denoting pitches of a musical scale by syllables, including those used in India and Japan as well as solfège, comes from French solmisation, from the Latin solfège syllables sol and mi.

  3. Solmization - Wikipedia

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    The system for other Western countries is similar, though si is often used as the final syllable rather than ti. Guido of Arezzo is thought likely to have originated the modern Western system of solmization by introducing the ut–re–mi–fa–so–la syllables, which derived from the initial syllables of each of the first six half-lines of ...

  4. B (musical note) - Wikipedia

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    B, also known as Si, Ti, or, in some European countries, H, [1] is the seventh note and the twelfth semitone of the fixed-Do solfège. Its enharmonic equivalents are C ♭ (C-flat) and A (A-double sharp). When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of Middle B (B 4) is 493.883 Hz. [2]

  5. Tonic sol-fa - Wikipedia

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    Solfège table in an Irish classroom. Tonic sol-fa (or tonic sol-fah) is a pedagogical technique for teaching sight-singing, invented by Sarah Anna Glover (1786–1867) of Norwich, England and popularised by John Curwen, who adapted it from a number of earlier musical systems.

  6. Solresol - Wikipedia

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    This is the most publicised version of Solresol, thanks to the translation to English by Stephen L. Rice from 1997, [3] [4] with a chunk of the vocabulary changed from the original, as well as some of the grammar. One example is the word fasol, defined as "here" in Sudre's dictionary, but "why?" in Gajewski's.

  7. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a multilingual neural machine translation service developed by Google to translate text, documents and websites from one language into another. It offers a website interface, a mobile app for Android and iOS, as well as an API that helps developers build browser extensions and software applications. [3]

  8. Do-Re-Mi - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics teach the solfège syllables by linking them with English homophones (or near-homophones): Doe: a deer, a female deer, alludes to the first solfège syllable, do. Ray: a drop of golden sun, alludes to the second solfège syllable, re. Me: a name I call myself, alludes to the third solfège syllable, mi.

  9. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Literal translation Definition Campana: bell: A bell used in an orchestra; also campane "bells" Cornetto: little horn: An old woodwind instrument Fagotto: bundle: A bassoon, a woodwind instrument played with a double reed Orchestra: orchestra, orig. Greek orkesthai "dance" An ensemble of instruments Piano(forte) soft-loud: A keyboard instrument ...