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Guido d'Arezzo

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Gui·do d'A·rez·zo  (gwd dä-rts) or Guido A·re·ti·no (är-tn) 990?-1050.
Benedictine monk and music theorist who devised the four-line staff, thereby allowing precise musical notation.
Guido d'Arezzo (Italian) [ˈgwiːdo daˈrettso]
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(Biographies / Guido d'Arezzo (?995-?1050) M, Italian, RELIGION: monk, MUSIC: musical theorist) ?995-?1050 ad, Italian Benedictine monk and musical theorist: reputed inventor of solmization
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It was Guido d'Arezzo whose efforts lead to the sheet music records we have today, and his biography and challenges are here presented in a lively fictional form backed by solid facts.
Do Re Mi by Children's Bookwatch
Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo, by Susan L.
Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo by Higgins, Diane / American Music Teacher
Since at least the 11th century, when Italian Benedictine monk Guido d'Arezzo put forth his methods for choir training, many teachers have agreed that associating specific syllables with specific notes can facilitate sight singing.
Sight singing for instrumentalist by Rawlins, Robert / American Music Teacher
 
 
 
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