Arthur Somervell: 1000 Exercises - Meaning of this notation












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Arthur Somervell's uses the following notation on his One Thousand Exercises



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    Just a guess: all the letters are the first letters of the solfege syllables, do re mi fa sol la ti, so perhaps that’s what the letters refer to at least.

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  • I was thinking about it. Maybe it's 2/4 time signature and d' is do sharp

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  • d’ = upper do, sharps ans flats are shown in the notes and. It’s a movemable do re mi.

    – Albrecht Hügli
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Arthur Somervell's uses the following notation on his One Thousand Exercises



enter image description here



Is it a standard notation? What's the meaning?










share|improve this question


















  • 1





    Just a guess: all the letters are the first letters of the solfege syllables, do re mi fa sol la ti, so perhaps that’s what the letters refer to at least.

    – Todd Wilcox
    2 days ago











  • I was thinking about it. Maybe it's 2/4 time signature and d' is do sharp

    – xvan
    2 days ago













  • d’ = upper do, sharps ans flats are shown in the notes and. It’s a movemable do re mi.

    – Albrecht Hügli
    yesterday














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Arthur Somervell's uses the following notation on his One Thousand Exercises



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Is it a standard notation? What's the meaning?










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Arthur Somervell's uses the following notation on his One Thousand Exercises



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Is it a standard notation? What's the meaning?







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    Just a guess: all the letters are the first letters of the solfege syllables, do re mi fa sol la ti, so perhaps that’s what the letters refer to at least.

    – Todd Wilcox
    2 days ago











  • I was thinking about it. Maybe it's 2/4 time signature and d' is do sharp

    – xvan
    2 days ago













  • d’ = upper do, sharps ans flats are shown in the notes and. It’s a movemable do re mi.

    – Albrecht Hügli
    yesterday














  • 1





    Just a guess: all the letters are the first letters of the solfege syllables, do re mi fa sol la ti, so perhaps that’s what the letters refer to at least.

    – Todd Wilcox
    2 days ago











  • I was thinking about it. Maybe it's 2/4 time signature and d' is do sharp

    – xvan
    2 days ago













  • d’ = upper do, sharps ans flats are shown in the notes and. It’s a movemable do re mi.

    – Albrecht Hügli
    yesterday








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Just a guess: all the letters are the first letters of the solfege syllables, do re mi fa sol la ti, so perhaps that’s what the letters refer to at least.

– Todd Wilcox
2 days ago





Just a guess: all the letters are the first letters of the solfege syllables, do re mi fa sol la ti, so perhaps that’s what the letters refer to at least.

– Todd Wilcox
2 days ago













I was thinking about it. Maybe it's 2/4 time signature and d' is do sharp

– xvan
2 days ago







I was thinking about it. Maybe it's 2/4 time signature and d' is do sharp

– xvan
2 days ago















d’ = upper do, sharps ans flats are shown in the notes and. It’s a movemable do re mi.

– Albrecht Hügli
yesterday





d’ = upper do, sharps ans flats are shown in the notes and. It’s a movemable do re mi.

– Albrecht Hügli
yesterday










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This is called the "tonic sol–fa" system. Created by a guy named John Curwen, it's not exactly a singing system like solfège, but rather a notation system.



At the risk of publicizing myself, I asked (and subsequently answered) a question on this exact distinction at What exactly is the "tonic sol–fa" system, and how is it different from solfège?






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    enter image description hereThis standard solfege notation in certain English songbook editions: the letters are abbreviations of the doremi syllables.



    There are also symbols for the note length.



    I have to assume:



    : = next beat. - = tied quarter



    d’ = do hihgher octave



    t, = lower ti






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    This is called the "tonic sol–fa" system. Created by a guy named John Curwen, it's not exactly a singing system like solfège, but rather a notation system.



    At the risk of publicizing myself, I asked (and subsequently answered) a question on this exact distinction at What exactly is the "tonic sol–fa" system, and how is it different from solfège?






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      This is called the "tonic sol–fa" system. Created by a guy named John Curwen, it's not exactly a singing system like solfège, but rather a notation system.



      At the risk of publicizing myself, I asked (and subsequently answered) a question on this exact distinction at What exactly is the "tonic sol–fa" system, and how is it different from solfège?






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        This is called the "tonic sol–fa" system. Created by a guy named John Curwen, it's not exactly a singing system like solfège, but rather a notation system.



        At the risk of publicizing myself, I asked (and subsequently answered) a question on this exact distinction at What exactly is the "tonic sol–fa" system, and how is it different from solfège?






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        This is called the "tonic sol–fa" system. Created by a guy named John Curwen, it's not exactly a singing system like solfège, but rather a notation system.



        At the risk of publicizing myself, I asked (and subsequently answered) a question on this exact distinction at What exactly is the "tonic sol–fa" system, and how is it different from solfège?







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            enter image description hereThis standard solfege notation in certain English songbook editions: the letters are abbreviations of the doremi syllables.



            There are also symbols for the note length.



            I have to assume:



            : = next beat. - = tied quarter



            d’ = do hihgher octave



            t, = lower ti






            share|improve this answer





















            • 1





              The sheet music explains itself the meaning of the signs.

              – Albrecht Hügli
              yesterday
















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            enter image description hereThis standard solfege notation in certain English songbook editions: the letters are abbreviations of the doremi syllables.



            There are also symbols for the note length.



            I have to assume:



            : = next beat. - = tied quarter



            d’ = do hihgher octave



            t, = lower ti






            share|improve this answer





















            • 1





              The sheet music explains itself the meaning of the signs.

              – Albrecht Hügli
              yesterday














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            enter image description hereThis standard solfege notation in certain English songbook editions: the letters are abbreviations of the doremi syllables.



            There are also symbols for the note length.



            I have to assume:



            : = next beat. - = tied quarter



            d’ = do hihgher octave



            t, = lower ti






            share|improve this answer















            enter image description hereThis standard solfege notation in certain English songbook editions: the letters are abbreviations of the doremi syllables.



            There are also symbols for the note length.



            I have to assume:



            : = next beat. - = tied quarter



            d’ = do hihgher octave



            t, = lower ti







            share|improve this answer














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