solfège

Alternative forms

• solfege

Etymology

Borrowed from French solfège.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɒlˈfeɪʒ/, /sɒlˈfɛʒ/

Noun

solfège (uncountable)

1. (music) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.

See also

• fixed-do
• movable-do

Anagrams

• ego-self, golfese

Etymology

From Italian solfeggio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔl.fɛʒ/

Noun

solfège m (plural solfèges)

1. the art of singing using the sol-fa system
2. sol-fa, solfège

Further reading

• “solfège” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).