Hymn Ut queant laxis
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"Ut queant laxis" is a medieval Latin hymn whose successive phrases provided the syllables that Guido of Arezzo adapted into the original solfège system (ut–re–mi–fa–sol–la).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hymn Ut queant laxis canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin hymn
ⓘ
liturgical chant ⓘ medieval hymn ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Guidonian hand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hexachord system ⓘ solfège ⓘ |
| associatedSaint | Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 8th century ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 8th century ⓘ |
| function | office hymn for the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ |
| genre | hymn ⓘ |
| hasRhymeScheme | classical quantitative meter rather than rhyme ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Antra deserti
ⓘ
Mira gestorum ⓘ Ut queant laxis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Guido of Arezzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | later solfège systems ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterDevelopmentFrom | Gregorian hymn tradition ⓘ |
| liturgicalFeast | Nativity of Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Liturgy of the Hours
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metricalForm | Sapphic stanza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mode | Gregorian chant mode ⓘ |
| musicalRole | model for hexachordal solmization ⓘ |
| musicalTradition | Gregorian chant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | providing syllables for the original solfège system ⓘ |
| originalSolfègeSyllable |
fa
ⓘ
la ⓘ mi ⓘ re ⓘ sol ⓘ ut ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval chant manuscripts ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Roman Catholic hymnody ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject | praise of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ |
| syllabicStructure | each phrase begins on a successive scale degree ⓘ |
| textAuthor |
Paulinus II of Aquileia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paulinus of Aquileia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textIncipit | Ut queant laxis resonare fibris ⓘ |
| usedBy | Guido of Arezzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedagogy of medieval music theory
ⓘ
teaching pitch relationships ⓘ |
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