solfeggio
[ sol-fej-oh, -fej-ee-oh ]
/ sɒlˈfɛdʒ oʊ, -ˈfɛdʒ iˌoʊ /
noun, plural sol·feg·gi [sol-fej-ee] /sɒlˈfɛdʒ i/, sol·feg·gios. Music.
a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
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.
Origin of solfeggio
1765–75; < Italian, derivative of
solfeggiare, equivalent to
solf(a) (see
sol-fa) +
-eggiare v. suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for solfeggio
solfeggio
solfge (sɒlˈfɛʒ)
/ (sɒlˈfɛdʒɪəʊ) /
noun plural -feggi (-ˈfɛdʒiː), -feggios or -fèges music
a voice exercise in which runs, scales, etc, are sung to the same syllable or syllables
solmization, esp the French or Italian system, in which the names correspond to the notes of the scale of C major
Word Origin for solfeggio
C18: from Italian
solfeggiare to use the syllables sol-fa; see
gamut