Solmization
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Solmization is a mnemonic system in which a distinct syllable is attributed to each note of a musical scale. Various forms of solmization are in use and have been used throughout the world, but solfèg
Guidonian hand, from 1274 Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Guido of Arezzo
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Guido of Arezzo was an Italian music theorist and pedagogue of High medieval music. A monk from the Order of Saint Benedict, he is regarded as the inventor—or by some, developer—of the modern staff no
Solmization
…flattened notes of ra, me, se, le, te). The system for other Western countries is similar, though si is often used as the final syllable rather than ti. Guido of Arezzo is thought likely to have originated the modern Western system of solmization by introducing the ut–re–mi–fa–so–la syllables, which derived from the…
Guido depicted in a medieval manuscript
Guido (left) showing Tedald the monochord, depicted in an 11th-century medieval manuscript
Guido Aretino Florence
Guido Monaco, statue