Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Si

the seventh note in music, was not introduced till the seventeenth century. The original scale introduced by Guido d'Arezzo consisted of only six notes. (See Aretinian Syllables.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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