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† ela Mus. Obs. exc. Hist.|ˈeːˈlɑː|
Also 7 eela.
[f. E + la; denoting the particular note E which occurred only in the seventh Hexachord, in which it was sung to the syllable la. Cf. e-la-mi.]
The highest note in the Gamut, or the highest note of the 7th Hexachord of Guido, answering to the upper E in the treble. Often fig. as a type of something ‘high-flown’. Also attrib.
1580Lyly Euphues (1609) A ij, The Musitions, who being intreated, will scarse sing Sol Fa, but not desired, straine aboue Ela. 1593Nashe Christ's T. 64 a, You must straine your wits an Ela oboue theyrs. 1607T. Walkington Opt. Glass 168 Vntill our wit can reach an Ela straine. 1649Bulwer Pathomyot. ii. ii. 111 Although it [laughter] be at the highest pitch and scrued up to the very Eela of mirth, it vanisheth away. 1675J. Smith Chr. Relig. Appeal i. 50 An Age elevated above the Ela of common Humanity. 1820Scott Abbot II. iv. 121 ‘Why God-a-mercy..this is a note above E La.’ |