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The syllables Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do come from music theory and are Names for the notes.

Music-historical background of the syllables Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do

• The name comes from the Solfege, or Solfeggio. This name itself is made up of Sol and Fa.
• The solfege goes back to Guido von Arezzo, who wanted to accelerate the vocal training with his solmization. This term is again formed from Sol and Mi.
• Initially, the scale syllables were valid for each key, with Do always being the root note. So the syllables were relative pitches. Only in the 17th In the 19th century, the tones were fixed as we know them today.

Usage of the tonal syllables today

1. The syllables Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do stand for the tones C, D, E, F, G, A, H, C.


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2. The Latin tone syllables are much more suitable for singing than the German ones, as they can be better combined with one another.
3. Do to Do is an octave corresponding to C to C. As usual, there are whole steps between the tones in C major, with the exception of the note spaces Mi-Fa and Ti-Do, where it is only a semitone step.
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4. Note, however, that you need to know which key you are currently in, as altered tones are not specified. The series Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do applies equally to C major, A minor, C sharp major and C sharp minor. A major or a minor would be e.g. B. La, Ti, Do, Re, Wed, Fa, So, La.
5. Si is also sometimes used for Ti. An old form of Do was Ut.

Even if in Germany The more the German system is used, it is advisable to know the tone syllables, as the old names are still used in other countries.