See Also: Bemi(dictionary)

Bemi (iou)



Bemi noun. [bi:'mi:] obsolete exc. Hist. Also B mi. LME.
[from B as a pitch letter + mi designating a tone in the solmization of Guido d'Arezzo (c 990-1050).]
Medieval Music. The note B in Guido d'Arezzo's 1st, 4th, and 7th hexachords, where it was sung to the syllable mi. Cf. ALAMIRE, BEFA, CEFAUT, etc.