Tonic sol-fa

Tonic sol-fa
Tonic Ton"ic, n. [Cf. F. tonique, NL. tonicum.] 1. (Phon.) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong. [1913 Webster]

2. (Mus.) The key tone, or first tone of any scale. [1913 Webster]

3. (Med.) A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system. [1913 Webster]

{Tonic sol-fa} (Mus.), the name of the most popular among letter systems of notation (at least in England), based on key relationship, and hence called ``tonic.'' Instead of the five lines, clefs, signature, etc., of the usual notation, it employs letters and the syllables do, re, mi, etc., variously modified, with other simple signs of duration, of upper or lower octave, etc. See {Sol-fa}. [1913 Webster]


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  • tonic sol-fa — ton′ic sol fa′ n. mad a system of solmization based on key relationships and marked by the use of sol fa syllables in place of conventional notation • Etymology: 1850–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • tonic sol-fa — noun Date: 1852 a system of solmization based on key relationships that replaces the normal notation with sol fa syllables or their initials …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol fa system rather than by conventional staff notation. [1850 55] * * * …   Universalium

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