Solresol
Sign in to saveSolresol (Solfège: Sol-Re-Sol), originally called (lit. 'Universal language') and then ('Universal musical language'), is a musical constructed language devised by French music teacher and composer Jean-François Sudre (1787–1862), beginning in 1817. His book defining it, , was published posthumously in 1866, though he had already been publicizing it for some years. Solresol enjoyed a brief spell of popularity in the latter half of the century and was sponsored by such figures as Victor Hugo, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alexander von Humboldt and Napoleon III, culminating with Boleslas Gajewski's pu
Key facts
- Language.name
- Solresol
- Language.nativename
- Solfège: Sol-Re-Sol
- Language.image
- Sol-resol.png
- Language.created
- 1827
- Language.creator
- François Sudre
- Language.fam1
- constructed languages
- Language.fam2
- auxiliary language, a priori
- Language.fam3
- musical language
- Language.posteriori
- a priori
- Language.script
- Solresol script; solfège; musical notation; visible spectrum
- Language.sign
- Signed staff notation; tonic sol-fa signs by John Curwen
- Language.iso3
- qso
- Language.iso3comment
- (local use)
- Language.glotto
- none
- Language.ietf
- art-x-solresol
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Evolution
- Phonology
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Questions
- Solresol script
- Other attributes
- Further developments
- Encoding
- Sample texts
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Solresol (Solfège: Sol-Re-Sol), originally called (lit. 'Universal language') and then ('Universal musical language'), is a musical constructed language devised by French music teacher and composer Jean-François Sudre (1787–1862), beginning in 1817. His book defining it, , was published posthumously in 1866, though he had already been publicizing it for some years. Solresol enjoyed a brief spell of popularity in the latter half of the century and was sponsored by such figures as Victor Hugo, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alexander von Humboldt and Napoleon III, culminating with Boleslas Gajewski's publication of in 1902.
Today, there exist small communities of Solresol enthusiasts scattered across the world.