Category:Sol-fa

Sol`-fa", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sol-faed;p. pr. & vb. n. Sol-faing.] Etym: [it. solfa the gamut, from the syllables fa, sol.]

Defn: to sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do Or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order. Yet can i neither solfe ne sing. Piers plowman.

Sol-fa Sol"-fa", n.

Defn: the gamut, or musical scale. See tonic sol-fa, under tonic, n.