variants:
or less commonly movable-doh system \
¦⸗⸗⸗¦dō-
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Definition of movable-do system
: a system of solfège in which the sol-fa syllables may be transposed to any key — compare fixed-do system
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The first known use of movable-do system was in 1881
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