“Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la” Now, back then they used the syllable “ut” instead of “do”. I’m not sure why we changed it, but I’m sure there is a wonderful anecdotal explanation behind it, but my best guess is that all the other syllables begin with a consonant, so they’re more articulated and easier to sing.
If we want to spell an ascending Eb melodic minor scale- then it would be: E flat, F, G flat, A flat, B flat, C, D, E flat. In Spanish it would be: Mi bemol, Fa, Sol bemol, La bemol, Si bemol, Do, Re, Mi bemol. But when in solfege, English speakers would use solfege names (either La-minor or Do-minor based) and make the chromatic needed for
Sep 18, 2006 · (Sol-fa-mi-re-do-si-la has a more phonetic association???) To add to the confusion, I am now playing French Lute tablature, that uses fret LETTERS instead of numbers a=o, r=II, d=III, etc. They are fret designation NOT note names! They used do-ré-mi back then, so there was no confusion on that front! Lmo3InJ.do re mi fa sol la si do in letters
