> >Guido d'Arezzo introduced the syllables *ut re mi fa sol la* as names >for the tones *c-a*. Later *ut* was replaced with *do* and *si* >(now *ti*) added to complete the octave. Now we have a kind of >notation, which we migth say Guido d'Arezzo invented, but a very >limited one because written down you only see height but not length >of tones. > >Cortez
Guido lived in the 11th century. The earliest musical notation is from the 9th century, responding to a memorization crisis stemming from Charlemagne's liturgical reforms. Saying that Guido invented any aspect of music notation is like saying that Rameau invented functional tonality. -- Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://www.kallistimusic.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
