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* '''do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do (and ut):''' the syllables used in the solfa system for teaching voice training; ''ut'' was used originally for the tonic, being replaced by ''do'' in some versions | * '''do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do (and ut):''' the syllables used in the solfa system for teaching voice training; ''ut'' was used originally for the tonic, being replaced by ''do'' in some versions | ||
| − | * '''retch:''' to vomit, throw up → continuing the food theme of this section, along with the obvious references to meat, fat, salt and lard | + | * '''retch:''' to vomit, throw up → continuing the food theme of this section, along with the obvious references to meat, fat, salt and lard → symbolizes the Viconian cycle (beginning and ending on ''do'') and the sevenfold rainbow, which in FW characterizes the start of a new Viconian cycle → compare this with the seven streets and scholars in the adjoining paragraph, and the seven colours of the rainbow at the bottom of the main text |
* '''sinks down (and out):''' suggestive of the Viconian cycle, as our bodies cycle foodstuffs through them | * '''sinks down (and out):''' suggestive of the Viconian cycle, as our bodies cycle foodstuffs through them | ||
Latest revision as of 10:33, 24 October 2011
- do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do (and ut): the syllables used in the solfa system for teaching voice training; ut was used originally for the tonic, being replaced by do in some versions
- retch: to vomit, throw up → continuing the food theme of this section, along with the obvious references to meat, fat, salt and lard → symbolizes the Viconian cycle (beginning and ending on do) and the sevenfold rainbow, which in FW characterizes the start of a new Viconian cycle → compare this with the seven streets and scholars in the adjoining paragraph, and the seven colours of the rainbow at the bottom of the main text
- sinks down (and out): suggestive of the Viconian cycle, as our bodies cycle foodstuffs through them
