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Meanings of solmization in English

Portuguese
solmização
Catalan
solfeig

Singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major.

        solmização

        A system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters.

              Synonyms
              Examples for "solfeggio"
              Examples for "solfeggio"
              1
              Shall we go through with this solfeggio once more?
              A Roman Singer
              2
              Having finished her morning tea she went to the ballroom, which she particularly liked for its loud resonance, and began singing her solfeggio.
              War and Peace
              3
              The selection began with Solfeggio, a work composed in 1963 when Pärt was an avant-gardist in the world of Soviet music.
              The Irish Times
              4
              "He might be practising a solfeggio," I suggested, "which you could sing for him." But this was not treating the buffo's voice with proper respect.
              Castellinaria, and Other Sicilian Diversions
              Translations for solmization
              Portuguese
              solmização
              Catalan
              solfeig