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▪ I. fa, n.|fɑː|
[Originally the first syllable of the L. famuli: see gamut.]
The name given by Guido to the fourth note in his hexachords, and since retained in solmization as the 4th note of the octave.
c1325in Rel. Ant. I. 292 Sol and ut and la, And that froward file that men clepis fa. 1597Morley Introd. Mus. (1771) 4 There be in Musicke but vi. Notes, which are called vt, re, mi, fa, sol, la. 1660Howell Lexicon, Fa, one of the highest Notes in Musique. 1890W. H. Cummings Rudim. Music ⁋202 [c blue]In France it is customary to call the sounds by fixed syllables instead of letters, as follows:[/c]
Do or Ut,Re,Mi,Fa,Sol,La,Si,Do or Ut.
C.D.E.F.G.A.B.C.
Hence as v. (see quot.).
1592Shakes. Rom. & Jul. iv. v. 120, I will carie no Crotchets: Ile Re you, Ile Fa you; do you note me?
▪ II. fa
obs. f. of few.
▪ III. fa, faa
obs. ff. of foe. |