See Also: Alamire(dictionary)

Alamire (iou)



Alamire noun. obsolete exc. Hist. Also A la mi re. LME.
[from A as a pitch letter + la, mi, re designating tones in the solmization of Guido d'Arezzo (c 990-1050).]
Medieval Music. The note A in Guido d'Arezzo's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th hexachords, where it was sung to the syllables la, mi, or re. Cf. ARE noun1, BEFA, CEFAUT, etc.