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sol-fa Definition


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sol-fa
noun
    1. A system of musical notation, either written down or sung, in which the notes of a scale are represented by the syllables doh, re, mi, fah, soh, la, ti.These names are mainly derived from the first syllables of words in a medieval Latin hymn.
verb
    tr & intr
    sol-fas, sol-faed, sol-faing
    1. To sing to sol-fa syllables. Also called tonic sol-fa.
Etymology: 16c: from sol, a form of soh, + fah.



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