"Guido D'AREZZO (990-1050) is the one whose unique mind makes musical notes.
He not only invents seven symbols to coordinate our hearing, but also creates a completely new alphabet of sounds.
D'arezzo is one of the greatest theorists of Medieval music.
He was born in Italy and educated at the Benedictine Monastery in Pompoz, near Ferrara.
During his studies, the monk realizes how difficult it is for singers to memorize liturgical hymns.
Therefore,
it comes up with a musical cue system, in which musicians tend to the
right tones. The notes are depicted on four parallel lines, each of
which matches a specific tone originally marked with a letter.
At that time it had a square appearance, but today there are already five parallel lines, and their shape is oval.
Guido's sequences were named with the first syllables of the first string of the hymn "Ut queant laxis:
(
“ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la..”. ‘Ut‘ was later changed to ’do‘ and a new note
named ’ti' was added. This system, known as solfege, is still used.
With the exception of the ’si' note, the name father of the other notes is Guido.)
The higher ones were marked in higher lines, and on each of the seven notes Guido gave a name:
ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si...
These were the first syllables of the anthem of St. John the Baptist:
UT queant laxis
REsonare fibris
MIra gestorum
FAmuli tuorum
Solve pollution
LAbii reatum
Sancte Ioannes.
when translated, they mean that:
Do-Dominus- (Lord)
Re - Rerum- (Item)
Miracle - (Miracle)
FA-Familias Planetarium- (seven planets, viz. Solar system)
Solis-Solis- ( Sun)
La Lactea Via- (Milky Way)
Si-Siderae (is Heaven.)
Whether God speaks to us through music or music speaks of God - great is the mystery of the divine origin of this art.
Guido
D'AREZZO says that he was 33 years old when he wrote the notes, and
initially musical signs were created to facilitate musicians performing
church music.
D'arezzo's notes are the language that helps us develop ourselves through music.
This is one of the best ways to communicate Decently between people.
A language that is constantly changing and evolving, but is as fascinating as it was thousands of years ago."
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