This sound may have been named after a Florentine humanist who modified a system developed by Guido of Arezzo from the hymn “Ut queant laxis” (“oot QUEE-awnt LAK-sees”). A system developed in Norwich inspired John Curwen to describe this sound as “firm.” (10[1])In the Kodály (“koh-DIE”) method, this sound is represented by a closed (10[1])fist. (10[1])In contrast (10[1])to movable systems, (10[1])fixed systems named for this sound set it to the tonic of a C major scale. This sound is the first title word of a song from The Sound of Music, in which Maria follows (10[1])a homophone of this sound (10[1])with the lyric “a deer, (10[1])a female (10[1])deer.” For 10 points, name this first syllable in the solfège (“SOLE-fezh”) system, where it precedes re (“ray”) and mi ■END■