Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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Guidonian Syllables

The syllables applied by Guido to the notes of the hexachord, ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la. When the octave scale was adopted si was added for the seventh note; ut was changed to do as a better syllable for vocalizing.

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