sol

Signification (Anglais)

1. In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.
2. In a fixed-do system: the musical note G.

Concepts

sol

saumure

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sɒl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Glover's solmization, from Middle English sol (“fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian sol in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin solve (“wash away”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.