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t ve with i t v ri u ly h ped
te
d l l th t g e t
c vey c mp er th ught t
the w rld
the ut c me f ce turie f experime t
d gr du l impr veme t
Whether the E gypti
the Hebrew C h lde
ther S emitic ti
d
whic h h d rrived t cert i degree f mu ic l culture
ted their mu ic i
w ; it m y be pre umed
t k

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s

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th t they did but up t the pre e t thi g h bee
di c vered f the t re f mu ic l e m ei gr p hy
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t be id t h t the e ti
were t yet
f
u ffi cie tly dv ced t be ble t i ve t me
d i
writi g d w the v ri u
u d f v ice
f
the f ct re m i th t
m t
t
k
Th
we k w t pre e t the Greek were the
G
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ly cie t E ur pe
ti th t did
f the lph bet f
th i
f letter
d t h ey m de
d the
purp e
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fter th em ; t h Per i
th
u ed u m b r
ki d f t ve f i e
d
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pl ced while th C hi e e u ed peci l ig
their pe t t ic c le
f
pre e t t ti begi with th t
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rr ged th eir lph bet i gr up f
f t h Gr ek w h
t h re letter t
c h t e t h u h wi g the mit e
rter t e T h k wledge f th i rr ge m e t
d q
p ed w y u til redi c ver d i t h i etee th ce tury
d t h er w h
by t h l b ur f B l l m
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t di ti n l m l di c p tt ns f ms wh i ch n m s giv n f m
h f n d ti n f c m p s i t i ns
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ch i y x c i s d i m k i n g wh t w sh l d
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h ve expl i ed the t ti t ble give by Alyp i
Ari tide N i m h Pt lemy G d t i
d l ter
writer
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rr ged cc rdi g
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t
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te f the three ki d
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tw
f which h ve urvived t
the pre e t d y i the
l g
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k
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a n

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f L ti letter f
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u d i f u d i the writi g f B
hi
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b ut A
th
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it
;
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m i t ke t
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B ethi
t ti
i ce
he ever u ed the letter t i dic te mu ic l mel die
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S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
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d
eume fr m the Greek i j
ig derived
d c
fr
m
the
Greek
cce
t
temp
r
ry
;
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with thi the L ti letter beg t be u ed
repre e t the degree f the c le th ugh t i
t
m
u
if
rm
m
er
u
til
y
te
ti
ed
by
y
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i
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the
eleve
th
ce
tury
f Are
;
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f li e t the eume
while
by
the
dditi
}
l N t t
e hu dred ye r g
t ve w
i ve ted By thi time
w f rm f mu ic h d ri e
d it
which the v ice
g di ffere t mel die
i
bec
me
imper
tively
ece
ry
t
d
me
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y
tem
which
h
uld
b
lutely
i
dic
te
fH m y
b th the ex ct pitch d the ex ct time
v lue f the u d t be u g ; d the hi t ry f
t ti fr m the eleve th ce tury t the ixtee th i
t ry f the e ff rt m de by churchme w h h mpered
by the l gic l di ffi cultie by m rbid cruple ver
d
the me i g f w rd
c te m pt f the m re
pr ctic l e ff rt f the w rldly mu ici
p i fully
ev lved methi g like
ti f ct ry y tem up
which the l tter were ble eve tu lly t gr ft their
w
re ult ; d the t ti
w it w
w k
c mpleted
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t ry f hum e ff rt
u t i ed ver m y ce turie t w rd the tt i m t
f
bject T f ll w ll i t det il w uld require
w rk f me m g itude d
i m me e umber f
f c imile I tere ti g cc u t h ve bee writte by
i Germ
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d by D vid
d L
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ve

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a n

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on

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or

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eu

n s

ns

an

so

no a

a nn

on

n s

an

an

an, an

an

en

a n

ns

an

us s

I n t r o du c t o r y S ke t c h
Fre ch I the ucceedi g ch pter w pr p e t
f ll w t with
much det il
p ce permit the
t ry f which we h ve give
utli e d fterw rd
t
give h r t cc u t f me f the hu dred f
ttempt which h ve bee m de t uper ede the y tem
th t h t ke
m y ce turie
d
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e ff rt t perfect
in

ou

as

as

n s

n so
.

an

o s

s , an

os

an

so

so

as

n an o

a n

HAPT E R 11
O igi n d d v l pm nt f h n ci nt G k n t ti n Th s t i ng d

f
h
Th
h
ns
t
nts
n
t
n
by
P
ll
x
wt
s
c
l
m
i
d
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i
m
g
t Sys t ms N d f m ns f i ndic ti ng h s t i ngs
w G
b s n d d G v
t s divisi n f n t t i ns i nt ph n t i c d
hi gh
di s t m t i c
Th c n v n t i n t h t m s i c l s n d s
ly bi t yTh G k s n m d th i s t ings
l w
i p
h igh
f
n c l ngth pi tch N m s f l l h
d l w wi th
s t i ngs N c ssi ty f i nv n t i ng s m m ns f v i di ng h
nwi ldy n m s Th Ph ni ci n G k l ph b t p pl i d f thi s

f
h
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t t n s I n d i c t i n f n wl y i n t d c d
s n ds by c l v d vi c i h n t ti nAn ci n t m d s d th i
t nsp sit i nsT p s Th L c i n m d b m A mi n
s c l d i h k y h n i nt n t ti n
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a e, a n

t e

to t

o a

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an

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or

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t e

n otes

an

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l i tt l e

to

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cou ld be lz a n a ea dow n to os ter i t


y
p

o r a

ea

a re

re e

oo

ro

a e

ou

ree

no t

u a r er - o

rea

ou

ou

to

or

o a

ra r

re ere

e e

ea

ar

u re

or

e a er

ee

ro

o a

re e

e a

ur

rea e r

or

e o

or

mel ody

Greek
k w t h ve u ed fr m prehi t ric
time
v riety f tri ged i tr m e t plucked like
th
h rp with the ger fterw rd with
th
ger
plectru m f b e w d
m
d
et
l

lly
wit
h
the

ger
f
th
I t :
h
d
m
i
left
d
plectru
the
rig
t
h
d
h
m t
i m lt e u ly Th e e i trume t were f
m y h pe
d i e
but i pri ciple they were l l
like
umber f tri g f equ l
e rly equ l

THE

o
a

an

an

ns

or

an

n s

en s

or

ns r

no

a re

na

s z

on

oo

an

ns

n s

an

an

an

or

A n c i e n t S t rin ge d I n s t ru m e n t s
l gth were tretc h d ver
u di g b by m e
f
cr b
upp rted by t w h r whic h pr jected
b ve t h u di g b
After the i tr ducti
f
the plectru m t h m re
cie t m eth d f pl yi g
with t h ger
w
c lled P l m ; i g
i g t
uch pl yi g w
c lled P l m di ; d
i tru m t whe th
pl yed w c lled P l
t
i
He c
w rd
P l m P lm dy
d
P lt ry
It i t t
purp e T R G N
R
EE
R
NER E
ARP
t
f
gi ve de cripti
the m y h pe which the illu tr ti
u fficie tly
h w f t h e e little i trume t t h li t f me
give by P llux i clude t h Lyre
V
t
Kith r
B rbit
C it h r
C hely
f
fS
!
g
P lteri Trig S m buc Pecti Ph r
i
t
m
Ph m
S p d Ph
Lyre
m t
I mb
Cl p i mb
P i mb
S ci
d p
ei which h d f rty tri g
d the E pig
O t h er uth r m e ti
which h d thirty
t h S im iki

E gypti
i
tri g ; the M g di
M g di
tru m e t f twe ty tri g i w h ich the
ct ve f e ch tri g w pr duced t h ugh whether thi
w
d e by dividi g the tri g i t the pr p rti
f
en

os s

a r, s

e so

on

sa

ns

en

er on
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sa

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o ou r

os

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sus

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as

os

on

on

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t in

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en s

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an

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on ,

as

on ,

on s

oe n I C I a n

on

o s

ar a

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on ,

x ,

an

on ,

s a

ve

n s :

ns

on ,

OR TH

or

sa

on

an

sa

s no

us

sa

an

as

an

as

s n

os

a ns

o ns

ox

sa

as

ox

so

an

n o

on o

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
by me
merely tu i g
f the bridge M g
i tru m e t
ct ve b ve
th er i tru m e t
th
c lled picc l i tu ed
ct ve b ve
the ute i t k w Fr m thi i trume t c me

the verb t m g di
me i g t i g pl y i
ct ve
The me th t c h iey c cer
the
Kith r
Lyre f eve tri g the E pig ei the
i ce Greek t ti
S i m i ki
d the M g di
eem t h ve bee devel ped i c ecti with
the e i trume t
The pri ciple f t ppi g tri g by the left h d
g
i
b rd
guit r vi li etc th ugh
th
d k
pr cti ed by t h E gypti
w t the Greek
d e t ee m t h ve bee f v ured by the l tter ; d
it i thr ugh i trume t f t h lyre tribe th t w k w
th
me f t h v ri u u d i t h Greek c le
d the ig
u ed t repre e t the m i writi g At
r
t
the
Lyre
h d f ur
eve
ly
three
Th L y
tr g
d It
pr b ble th ugh t
c p ble f pr f t h t th f ur tri ged lyre w tu ed
t
wh t fterw rd bec me t h
rm l
D ri
tetr ch rd repre e ted by emit e d t w t e
B C D E d the t h ree tri ged lyre m y
h ve bee u ed f the e h rm ic tetr ch rd B C E
bef re the e m it e B C w divided i t qu rter t e
O
th
f ur tri ged lyre m y h ve bee tu ed t
tetr ch rd l c le u ed by m e S uth S I l der t
th
P ri E xhibiti f 8 7 8 C F G C Tetr c h rd
t k uch
imp rt t pl ce i the Greek mu ic l
y tem th t w c
t g f wr g if w
ume th t
2

a ns

ou r

as

s o-

no

no

or

a a

on ,

e r-

oa

an

as

in

oo

oo

us

a re

on ,

on

on

an

n,

no

an

on

so

an

n on

or

an

a nn o

an

ar

on

ea

on

so

an

n o

or

as

on o

an

on

on

as

no

an

no

on

Is

or

o nn

ou r

no a

no

or

n s o

re

a s

s n

ns

a ns , a n

ns

e na

on

s no

on

n s

as

s n

an n

n s

ns

an

ns

a no

an

ns

o o

s e,

na

n.

n n

us , o r

an

ns

on

s an

s a

e ass

Th e G r ee k S y s t e m s

the e rlie t i trume t were tu ed t


me ki d f
tetr ch rd l c le
id by Cl i d ( P eud
d
i
T p
Fi t
h ve i cre ed the umber f
E uclid ) t
Im P
tri g fr m f ur t eve pr b bly by m i m
dd i g
ec d tetr ch rd b ve the t h Ly
r t f rmi g hept ch rd y tem
an

er

er

so

n,

on

es

as

eo n

sa

n s

ns

rs

r O V f

en

re

BC D E F G A

c le w gr du lly exte ded by


f tetr ch rd
the dditi
u til it w
P
f t
devel ped i t t w
perfect
y tem
m
Sy
t
which give
keyb rd d the me
f i t key
The Gre ter Perfect S y tem c i ted f f ur tetr
tw
d w
ch rd
hept ch rd
c mpleted by
Pr l mb me
the dded u d
l
m
P
BC D E F G b c d e f g
l
Thi y tem w l c lled D i sj t wi g
Di j
t
t the fre h t rt b ve the middle
where

th
tw
tetr ch rd
di j i ed The C b i :
J
Le er Perfect S y tem c lled the C j t Sy t m
S y tem c ted f three tetr ch rd W th
Pr l mb me
s

Th e

y tem
s

on

or s

as

an

oa

e r ec

na

s e

on s s

os a

a no

n os

ro s a

Ino

en o s

an

as

as a so

u nc

a re

so

s u nc

s o n

ss

ons i s

a no

os a

on u n c

nos

on

or

as

our

us

n o

s e

Pro s l

BC D E F G a b bc d

A
The re der will perceive th t
F l i sh d
a

ou r

a new n o

BC
.

676

te B
,

a t,

is

here

S t o ry o f No t a t i o n
i tr duced i rder t bri g t h c ju ct tetr ch rd
i t i terv l ;
i t gree m e t wit h t h th er
t
th
t tr ch rd prev iled ver t h ct v t th i ti m
d
ll wed B tur l d B t t ccur i t h
me c l
Th i B t pl yed v ry i m p rt t p rt
i m ic ll t h r ugh t h m edi ev l ti m e
We h ve w g t
w rki g b i the p i t
t whic h t h
i
t
hi
t
ry
c
l
f th
Th B gi
th
m myt h
pr
e
t
p
rt
fr
d y begi
m g f
d tr d t
mpl t
d W th t h
;
M
l
f t h gre ter perfect y tem the hi t ry
f
N t ti
m ic l
t ti begi
The mi g d writi g d w f m ic l u d w
n

n o
e

sa

us

as

ou r

es

an

i on s

an

e,

an

o n

as s

a es

e l on

co

n use a

e s

ns

a s

no

an

as

on

na

a e

an

u s rca

on

o a

us

na

no a

an

E AL E
M

on

AN ER
C

ns

PA
L

n o

S T UN ING AN D

us

Y IN G

so

RE

as

S.

tur lly u ed f i trume t bef re bei g u ed f


v ice ; d t h i terv l u g t k their me fr m the
tri g f the i trume t O
e ily b erve wh t
na

an

s o

or

ns

ns

n s

a s s

n s

IO

na

n e ca n

as

or

No t a t i o n S y s t e m s
g e

c h ildh d b by f very te der ye r will


le r t i g tu e i imit ti f i t elder but
the me b by d it f m re difcult t pick t
th
me tu e
i tru m e t
Pl yi g by
i
very much m re c mplic ted d di ffi cult pr ce

d
me
th
i gi g by
rt f guide t
;
h w wh t ucce i
f tri g t
trike
bec me
i di pe ble
Gev ert p i t
y tem f mu ic l
t th t the
t ti k w up t the pre e t d y m y
Cl
m
be divided i t t w cl e T h r t
which i th t f t h C h i e e Hi d
N 2T
2
:
25
M der Ar b the G g
the A c e t Sy t m
Greek
ic S l f i t he c ll
d the T

ph etic th t i t
the
u
d
p
y
e ted by lph betic l letter rith m etic l P h ti
gure
by w rd The ec d cl
N
t ti
i which the upw rd
d d w w rd m ve
me t f the v ice
u d f the i trume t i
pre e ted m re le pict ri lly by higher
N tm
d l wer p iti
ig w h ich
f the
g
Y
i dic te the u d he c ll di te m tic
I t l
fr m Greek w rd ig ifyi g i terv l I t
w uld t be mi t c ll it pict ri l y tem T thi
f the Jew
cl
bel g t h liturgic l t ti
Aby i i
By ti e Arme i
the eume f
the cie t C h urc h
pre e t y tem which
d
we h ll
l ter i c mbi ti
f the
eum tic
d the ph
etic t ti
It i
tur l th t the
o

on

s o on

in

oo

o s n

sa

sa

s n

no a

on

o n s

no

an

so

no

o ns

on

s s n a ns

an

s ee

an

no a

H i s t de l a M u s i qu e a e

II

on

re

na

i p 39 4
.

on o

n erv a s

on s

no a

na

v ol .

o a

ns

ou r

on s .

ns

re

n a ns

re

a re

ass

z an

on

as

on

on e

s e

so

ss

an

ass

o os

ss

ass

a s

or s o

or

os

sa

an

as

or

o ri a n s

on

re

on

ass

an

ss

s o on

ea r

o s

ou

n o

s o

so

ou

an

an

s s on o

ns a

ear

ns

an

an

on

on o

ar

S t o ry o f No t a t i o n
ph etic h uld precede the pict ri l meth d f
th t the l ger
l cker tri g h uld pr duce
l w
d tighter
u
d
d the h rter
m
Th

i
tri
g
high
u
d
e
tirely
f
p ti
rbitr
ry
c
cepti
it
h
bee
withi
d
;
d
experie ce th t per
de titute f
h i gh
d
l w i
mu ic l k wledge h ve bee u ble t
bi t
y
gr p the ide th t the treble u d f

pi
higher t h the b
The c cepti
d l w
pplied t
f high
u d eem t h ve c me t t h Greek but l wly ;
te chi g pur
d whe they were bliged f
k p
Th G
e t give me t the tri g f their
m d th
f th
lyre
they
c
lled
the
l
we
t
tri
g
d by

h gh t
tetr
ch
rd
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l gt h f
I
trume
t
h
rp
h
pe
uch
f
f
th
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the trig thi tri g w t h highe t
whe pl ced upright
we h uld y the l ge t
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the me f the
tri g were f ll w
on

e co

as

s ou n

ar

a no

a re

on

on

so

r ee

na

s ou n

os

na

or

r n

ns

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igggig

A
B

as

G eek N
r

of

P l mb m
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r os a

a no

n os

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e n os

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ar

a e

on

na

ri n g.

est

on

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es

to

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est

12

l t

i on

Add d t i g
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t t ch d ( p d c i g
h l w t
d)
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t e

e St

sa

as

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os a

1)

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as

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en

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on

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ro

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t tr ch d
e

t e

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e
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a

rn
s.

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me

a n os

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of

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r ng

yp t
a

on

a e

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ar

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a n os

or

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un n

a ne

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n e e s ynn m en on

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s ynn

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es

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er

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s

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ns r

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ar

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of

ng

or

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tri

or

an

e no e

or

iddle

a no s ,

iddle tetr ch d
t i g T h i i th
M iddl
m t i m p rt t
t f th
wh l G k y t m I t w
th
t th t g v e th pitch
f t
i g
d it
ct v h
r m i d t th i d y f
t i g d i t um t
It
m
ft r w d
b
c
th

D mi
t f th G
Ch t
g i

T hird t i g f th
j u t tetr ch d

g
F
e
x
t
t

l w t t g f c j ct
t tr ch rd

L w t f th c ju ct
h t
t t ch rd
th
t
t i g f th L e er
p fect y t m
m

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L ich

of

o e

os

bb

ore n ge r

s on

es

et ch rd

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t tr ch d
ra

wa s

or

es

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s r n

er

t e

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or

e ra

i on

a na

F g t i g f h igh t
t t ch d it
pl ck d
w ith h f e ger
H igh t tri g f middle
o re

l t

s e

or

ss

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n

e
N me

M od
a

G eek N

rn

s.

me

of

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t r i ng

x p a na

N xt

to

midd

r ea e r

er e

men on

ug

a n os

d i ez eu gme

o re

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e eu gm en on

es

e ra

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r

ol a i on

o re

a ion

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aa

h yp erbo

a n os

s e

is

s r n

no e

zes

s un

s r n

or

e ra

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s un

er

or

s r n

s r n

es

or

3)

s r n

or

e ra

h yp erbol a i on

s e

or

e ra

Lich

er

or

e ra

n on

s r

u ne

L ich

i th
l
G t p f ct y t m)

T i
t in g f th d i
h d
j t t tr ch d
t i g f d i j ct
g
F
t t ch d

L w t t i g f di j ct
t t ch d

T h i d t i g f e xt e m
t t ch d
g
t i g f xtreme
F
t t ch d

L w t t i g f xt m
h
t t ch d ( T
l igl t
t f th G k
y t m)

P a ra me s os

T ite di ez e

i on

re

us,

re e

evide t fr m the b ve li t f me th t
th
e rly Greek m u ici
h d
ide th t
u d
uld be h igher
l wer t h
th er H ce it
w
i m p ible th t they h uld i ve t pict ri l
t ti
S ever l f the tri g h d l th er me with
t
whic h it i
ece ry t tr uble the re der Th
m e cl ture w
very u wieldy it i
if we were
n

or

as

os s

no

an

a no

so

en

na

on .
a

no

a ns

co

no a

no

as

ssa

a so

as

na

Al ph abe t i c a l No t at i o n
th
D mi
lw y
w rd
T ic
t

S ubd mi t Le di g te etc i Th
te chi g mu ic i te d f A B C
the Wi l di
Fre ch meth d U i
At very e rly f t h t
mi
peri d Greek mu ici
f u d it ece ry
m
it t d
i ve t le clum y meth d f i d i t
t
f
m
f
u d
me
ugge ted the
i g
d
t th
f the
lp h bet It w
Greek
lph bet we k w it but
e rly D ri
lph bet
h wi g tr ce
f Ph e ici
S e m itic rigi
f
The lph bet h vi g bee ugge ted
me
repre e ti g mu ic l u d i writi g we m der
w uld im gi e th t thi g w
impler
C i
t h t begi t the t p f the c le
t
g
b tt m d m erely give letter t the m t f t h
th
t
lph
bet
c
l
rder
But
the
g
Al p h b t
ve t r did t d thi by me pr ce f
re
i g wh ich h
expl i ed they
t yet bee
pplied t h r t letter f the Ph e ici Greek lph bet
the tri g c lled N l hyp b l i (
t
d
)
t h e c rried
lph bet by rem rk ble erie
th
f ct ve
ugge ti g pr b ble c ecti betwee
t ti
d t h m g di
Fig I ( ) If w m me t
i ly le p ver
ce turie we h ll d
m e twe ty
Germ lph betic l t ti with
lm t equ lly
i c m pre h e ible erie f f th f which h wever
t h expl
ti i ext t ( p ge
It will be ee th t t h t h e retic l c le f t w ct ve
i
f
lre dy exte ded by t h dditi
te bel w
Pr l mb me ; d w h ll
l ter th t t uit
to

na n

ns

so

use

ss

an

no

no a

on

an

os a

or

u r ou s

a rra n

on

no a

on

ou r

an

a no

n os

os

s, o

an

an

an

on

ve

aa

ou r

onn

o a on

so

a na

a n

a n-

o n

ss

no

ns

so

In

er

a ns

e e

ns

an a

as

s :

on

'

ar

as

en

n.

as

an a

a s on n

a e

or

no

no

so

n o s

es

an

In

n a

n ece s s

ca

a n or

an

o n

na

no

s o

as

s rI n

o ne

e no e

ssa

so

as

a ns

n es s

u n_

or

an

7 e,

nan

no

on

use

e s

on

s ee

o o

no

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
the ever l m de d tr p iti key the c mplete
t ti give c mp
ct ve
f r ther ver three
whic h i t h li m it e peci lly me ti ed by A i t
p ible f v ice d i tru m e t T h E pig ei
d S i mi ki
c uld theref re embr ce e rly the wh le
r ge f the t ti
a

no a

on

as

or

an

Alp

on

on

n a

ox en u s

on.

( Cont i nu ed

on

5
1. 2

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I
E
C
Vau l am Cheth Teth l od
e
a eth H
hl mel D
eh G
B
am
Deta Epsl lon Dig
eta Eta Thera
eta 3 d
aZ
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B
m
appa am
b
d
a mm
I
t )
( Poi

Ale

r s

n s

'

on

ns

F IG I

on

no a

os

s an

on

a ns

ass

os s

an

s a

an

ucce i
m
(B

u d At
t gether with trite
t ) bec me k
w
the L cri
y
Ai li
Hyp
d
ri
Tr
pe
C mm
;
h
d th ugh the p i t i
till
much
deb
ted
g m th ere eem little d ubt t h t i t i terv l
Tig
g were u ed i ki d f h rm y
ele
me t ry t ee m t
childi h ; but it mu t t be
f rg tte th t w
pe ki g f the e rlie t i f cy f
y tem f mu ic which i i t riper ye r h pr duced
Ai
wh
i sh d b t
l
s
w
hi
d
3
p
ph
m si c i n
d h
th f h l i st xi s ti ng w k m si c whi ch
s ms c nsi st f s i s f l ct gi v n by hi m st d nts
h
At
ns H w p pi l f A i s t tl d h th f l ss th n

h nd d b ks
i s s bj ct s
v
f w h i c h nl y f gm nts f w
h
t
xt
nt b w
b
l g th m h f hi m si c l
d ct i n f m l l s i ns
w it s
i by t h
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nne

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an

a s

o n

to

ee

ve

an

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as

oo

ree a re e

e au

or

ro

on

or o

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on

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er

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er

to

e au

or o

to

on

er

ra

uc

er a n

no
e

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no

as

or

e, a n
,

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n an

as a

u res

e a re a
o

so

BC

ou

e ea r

ut

a n , or

on

ou r

s s

n as

e a re s

r s tox enu s ,

a n, or

o us

o s

no

as

o aa,

n a

a n , or

at

Ly r e Acc o m p a n i m e n t s
ymph ie f Beeth ve d the mu ic dr m f
W g er At y r te thi e rly di t ic tyle c lled
d T p
by Plut rch the tyle f O lympu
d
w
c mpete t t pr duce imple ch rd f t w
l
m
t
S
u d ; d th ugh the cie t writer
d
i f rm th t the i gi g t gether f b y
b tw
d m
lw y V
d m
f w me
w
d
d e i ct ve
ly
d i
ther I t m t
i terv l yet it eem fr m p ge i
Pl t R p bl i
ge i Plut rch
d fr m cert i p
h rt w rk M u ic th t whe the lyre cc mp ied
t
the v ice it freque tly u ded
te th t w
i u i
ct ve with the v ice
h ly
T h s Pl t bj t b y s b i ng t gh t t
mp n y
wi th m l dy di ff n t f m th t f h v i c i d n by p f ssi n l
lp y s A n n nym s G k w it wh m w sh ll f l t
sp k s f h C i
cc mp ni m nt P l t ch s y s Th
d T p d
A n ci n t s
h m s i c i ns f h p i d f Ol y mp s
b t 6 7 ) w ld h v ppl i d h T i t
c mp ni m nt
P h yp t i f t h y h d n d t d i
th e

on

so

on

o s

on

e o

er

ere

ea

BC

ou

to

no

to

e, a s

an

no

as

ers oo

e as an a

ts

u s e.

a e r,

an

er

er,

co

an

u ar

r e er

re

ro e

on

er o
e

e e

Pa ra n e te a

o a cco

er,

e a

t e

not u

T it

no t

ou

a e,

ar

en

t e

ee n

n s ru

au

r ee

or

assa

ou

rou s s

ro

to

s ou n

assa

ec s

a n e'

no

a o o

so

a n

as

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er ,

as a

en ,

as o

an

er

n s on o r o

an

c, a n

on

n an

s n

en , o r o

an

on

an

us

an

an

n o

n an

an

s o

Pa rhyp a te

n t N t t h y s d i h c mp ni m nt
di p h n y
m
nt
li ch n di z gm n n ) d
( di s c d ) w i t h P
y
ph n y ( c n c d ) w h M s
A d
nly did th y ppl y h s n ds T i t d P th s
b
f
i
ls N y m
h
cc mp ni m n t th y s d N
d i ph n y ( d i s c d ) w i t h P
d
d P hy p t

y m
sy mph n y wi th M s d Li ch n s If t h s w ds s m s t ng
d
t th m d n
hi m i m gi n
t ch f h m n y x p l i n i g
l
Th e

o e

e e

or

a ra

ut a

nn

te

en

as a
o

n as a

er

er,

et

os

or

n t

co

e eu

ou

e a

as

an

17

te ,

e e

e a

e an

a ra n

or

e e an

rea

as

e non,

nn

n t
a

e e

u e

e e

n ot o

or

ea

er o

a ra n

an

ar

te

a e, a n

ra

ee

u e

ar

or

te

S t o ry o f

No t at i o n

We mu t give few m re det il f the Greek


mu ic l y te m i rder t h w the re der wh t their
t ti w required t expre where it
M
bl
t
differed
fr
m
imil
r
d where it w
S d
ur ; d it m y help h i m t
u der

f the
t di g f the c lled m v ble u d
Greek tetr ch rd if we y th t w m der m ke
th s Th n ci nt s s d h T ni
cc mp ny h
h m tt
S bd mi n nt h M di nt cc mp ny h S p t ni c d S b
cc mp ny h T ni c S bd mi n n t S b
m di n t h S p t ni c
I n c s f thi s ki nd n m s m
d D mi n n t
m di n t
c nv ni n t th n n t ti n ( S R W stph l M d G i Al
t nsl ti n f P l t ch s M i p
/ m
d
8 83 p 6
s

n o

on

no a

ov a

an

er o

2 ;

ee

ra

o. ,

a e

o a

to

t e

an

us

an

ore

a re

t er

r ec.

u s c,

es

use

u ar

er o

to

ns

u e

so

to

sa

an

es , 1

zu

er

s o-

an

as

an

ss

as

ou n

o s

Synnemenon

e e

P n t Sy n
M s
Lc n s
Sym n s c n c s w n s ns t s t s
ct v s
t n t v ls w
n s
sc s W l n
As
P bl m
t t cc m n m nt lw ys b v
m l y
A s t tl s k t i s l m nt y m ny M
w
mx n
mn l n
s ys t t M
ct
c ct
m s c
c ct
c by m l y l n
t M
A
v v y
A
(G v
t
n c b tw n n c nt
m
n m sc
sn
n c ss ty
nc
cl ss n t t n s
G k
l y ln
sts
m l y s
m n
mb n t n
F
l st y s
cc s t
n c cc m n m n t t t
t n by t s l
ly
m
l ss
t v ly m n m ny
n
Anc ts s n b n
t m ns
a ra

h
i
o
e
p
h er i er

all o

t o tl e

ro

e od

e e

or

ord

No

P a rhyp

ere u

four h

er e

d i a ph o i e

or

di

ord

19

ha

pa

th e

i ha

e e

fh

wa s

a nd

from

ea r

ri

o e

th e

ar
as
i x i s , ou r
o rd
e e
e
ha r o
p ea s of h
i i g or i g i g, a n d h e a
i x i s h a d n o e ffe
h a th e
on t h e
ha ra er o f th e
u i , fo r
h a ra er i s p ro d u ed
a o e
e od

e a er , L a
u s de l
er
n d h e re we h a e th e
nt , i p
ri

roo

of

th e

ha r
to

th e di ffe re

of

rea o

ree

ic

th e

th e

co

h a rmo i

me
i

e e

od

io

p ea e ; we i p era i
i magi e i t
The
.

ee

ie

of a

d i ffere

a o

wa s

a ll

a nd

i n th e

in

a
p

de

i en

ha

d ha r

oo

ie

ega

18

to

or

o a

we

a nd

u gge

ar e s o a

i f we d o

t o requ i re fu r

th e

To

u e d.

io

e od

us a

ea r

m ere

of

al l :

ro m ou r ea r

o d er

o m ed

ra re

get i t , w e
of
h er
ea

n ot

F i x e d So und s

m v ble u d i
c le f the third m y

be m j r mi r d i m ved by Beeth ve i
p ge uch th e i S t p 3 N I where
he lter the m de i lter te p ir f b r m re ver
m v ble
u d ccur i the mi r c le the
tw
ixth d eve th bei g r i ed i
ce di g d
l wered i de ce di g
I
Greek mu ic the highe t d l we t u d f
e ch tetr ch rd were tu ed t the i terv l f perfec t
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l ter
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xpl i n h m tt by m d n i ns t n c h n t E f
x mpl i m v bl i h k y f C si n c i i tt n d p d c
h k y f C mi n
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i i
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p rticul r tu i g u ed w
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x ct p iti
u d (thi i evide t fr m Fig
f the
if it c uld
c uld i g eri f
d eve
twe ty eigh t p y
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cna

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e f t h ep r te t ble
give by
k w but h m ke it evide t th t
y i c m pete t te cher
well per

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no

n,

34

as

as

as

O rd e r o f

Tr o p e s

f rmer i h i d y I t i bey d the c pe f thi little


b k t h w h w the t ti w u ed f the thirtee
tr pe e ch i the t h ree ge er Th e re der w h
wi h t g further i t t h m tter w h ich i le gthy
will d the wh le f Alyp i t ble l id t i
pr ctic l d e ily u der t d f rm i the r t v lume
Hi t i
l
M iq
f Gev ert
d
d
l A ti g i t
The r t d third te f e ch gr up whe u ed
i
m
l
m
b
m
equ
l
e
it
e
p
rt
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p
c ju ct tetr ch rd lw y dd t t i t
Eq l
w
tr pe
pr duce
h uld y
mit
S
m dul ti t the ubd mi t N w if
we write t l l the tr pe i m der
t ti w h ll
d th t they
ex ctly expre ed by the ig ture f
mi r c le Begi i g with the key t ti
the Hyp lydi we h ll d i t i terv l expre ed by
I
de
ce
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g
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le
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mi
r
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)
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t
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y
ture f
c le f D mi r
d D mi
r
t M d
give the tr pe c lled Lydi
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c j u ct tetr ch rd tr duce E t
S b
m dul ti t G m i r whic h give the d mi t
Hyperlydi tr pe Here the w t i
A t givi g the Phrygi tr pe (C mi r) C ti ui g
we get Hyp p h rygi F mi r d i t l wer ct ve
Hyp d ri ( l F mi r) D ri B t mi r M ix
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i ndi c t
th y w bl ig d t k h pp m st sign f h
b tt n d
i m d n
p yc n n n xt b l w h n t
q i d
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nt
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on

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on

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a

on

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ua

on

no

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na

ou r s

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en c

en

on ,

ss

a n.

s c on

an

no

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nn n

ss

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na n

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a re

as

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ua

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lydi

mi r Hyp li A t G# mi r
li
F
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r Hyp
mi
r
B
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C# mi
#
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th
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the
cie
t
Greek
m
de
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l
t c
f twelve key
i
the
circle
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ed
g
g
lg g
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be
m
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t
;
k
w: t
w
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ce
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retic
l
p
k
th G
tic l equ l temper me t l ge er lly
believed t be m der i ve ti
We h ve i the
cie t Greek te f 7 ye r bef re the C hri ti
y tem which i better d pted t th t
k
G
upp ed m der i v ti equ l temper
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h
w ; f
me
t
t
where
we
expre
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em
t
e
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ff ere t w y
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C
m t
t C
C t D b etc
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thu cle rly di ti gui hi g b
twee di ff ere t ki d f e m i
t e the cie t h d
t ti
which u ed ly
ig f
d Db i
pite f the f ct
C#
which i pr ved by th writi g
d Ari tide
th t
f Pt lemy
they h d ex ctly the me
urce f key t their c m m d
we h ve
pi f rte
ARA
d th t their m them tici
were lw y i i ti g
the imp ibility f dividi g
the t e i t t w equ l emit e
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i terv l betwee the u d i
an,

a t

no

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as

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os s

on

6
3

so

G r ee k R u l e s o f C o m p o s i t i o n

ly t h i g th t
t ti i requir d t expre ;
mere mel dy with ut rhyth m d cce t i f rmle
f
i gle
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d me
tre
the the ry f rh ythm th n we d
d Ari
wr te wh le b k b ut it
t
i t i m t ly
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t d with i t w rd
i w y th t we h uld c
ider i te ely rtici l I
the r t pl ce cert i yll ble were bliged
v
l
t
h ve higher te th their eighb ur
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d cert
d phth g were pr v ded W th
tw
te ; d i t h ec d pl ce t h rhythm f
the mel dy w
te f
te depe de t
the metre
f the w rd
th t l g yll ble W
u g t l g te d h rt yll ble
t
h rt te ; d
c lled l g
yll ble w re lly pr u ced l g i
dwelt up
S me ide m y perh p be
t
f
f
f
the
e
ect
f
uch
dwelli
g
up
g
yll ble by b ervi g t h mewh t i g
g meth d i which the m der It li
f w rd th t
dwell
th e p rti
precede d uble c
uch m l
a t
l
c val l G i a i etc N ti m e ig
m u ici
were theref re ece ry t
f p etry ; but EG P I A N R N GE
f mili r with the c i
N T M EN
f
i trume t l mu ic d f d ubtf l
c e cert i ig were pl ced ver t h
te t i
d i t t h eir dur ti
They
give by
ym u
Greek writer f b ut A
but they were i
l g bef re h i t i me
th e on

n ot

an n

an

ss

an

ox en u s

an

on

on

as

ca

a n

n- n

n s

an

or

or

ns

an

37

2 00

ST

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'

a re

an

a ns on

s n

as

on a

ns

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on

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on

on

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a n s

ai n

ons

no

no

an

oo

as

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an

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ss

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on

no a

no

a n a non

us e

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
The h rt yll ble pr duced i gle time i t h
we m ight y qu ver ; d wh tever
m u ic

time
give
by
the
r
t
t h v lue
f th
Ti m

m i ed the
h
rt
yll
ble
th
t
ti
me
re
ig
me ure f the re t f the piece
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u ed the ig
t
i dic te
h rt
yll ble
ti ue t d
t
thi d y ; but
d c
mu ici u ed
ig f it The time ig u ed by
mu ici
by A ymu
the l g
d give
t w time
h rt i dic ted th u
equiv le t t
cr tchet J The three time l g w i dic ted thu
equiv le t t
d tted cr tchet
The f ur tim
l g h w thu
equiv le t t
mi im a
w
Th
time l g m w equiv le t t
Acce t w
h w by d t c lled ictu pl ced
b ve the te but the ictu ccur irregul rly ju t
d e the m der b li e i the r t h lf f the
eve tee th ce tury
R e t c lled empty time
were h w thu
S i gle time re t A equiv le t t
R t
T w ti m e re t
T
Three time re t W
F ur ti m e re t
Th
f
ym u writer give the t ti
umber f v c l exerci e u g t the yll ble t
t
te p ir f lurred te the lur bei g h w
by j i i g the te thu
o

or,

as

sa

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ns

as

a ns

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an

on

as

no

as

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as

ns

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on

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on

v e-

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3

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A n c i e n t M e l o di e s
The ig X betwee t w
te ppe r t h ve
i ndic ted th t t h r t w t be u g t t
There
l i thi tr ct ever l i trume t l
exe i e i which the ti m e d cce t
cle rly
m rk d ver the te T h f ll wi g little piece i
upp ed t be f the ul
n

rc s

no

os

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n a

a re

os :

'

ns

s a cc a o

or

an

'

as

a so

a re

no

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I F

F L I

The Greek t ti h d v gue f b ut th u d


ye r ; the e h rm ic d chr m tic ge er fell t f
ge er l
th ugh every the ri t felt b u d
D
t de cribe them
A ymu tell th t
the pl yer f di ff ere t i trume t m de
f d ff ere t m de
thu the N t ti
nd tr pe
pl yer f hydr ulic rg
u ed i f
the tr pe the k i th i t f ur the ute pl yer eve
the mu ici w h cc mp ied the d ce eve ; d
he give li t f the m de u ed by e ch The v ri u
exerci e f v ice d ute give by h i m
E
i
t
i
g
d the three well k
w Hy m t Ap ll
E mp l
N eme i d the M u e
ll i t h Lydi
D
m
t
l
f
The
Hy
m
t
A
l
d
(
p
)
p
A3
2
3
:
t D elphi i
Phrygi
8 9 3 begi
i
th
N
t ti
C
d
i
h
mi
r
e
d
h
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rygi
t
(
)
m
F
i
r
tr
pe
B
t
h
p
rt
c
t
i
ccide
t
l
b
(
)
r wed fr m th er tr pe Th ere
fr gme t f
B ll m
A n ny m s p 5
A pp n dix A G l il
on

no a

use

a ns

ar s

o a

an

i n or

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er

a nn ,

an

ns

ns

n,

an

x s

o,

xa

es

ou n

an

on a n

o a

n a s

a re

39

on

on

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o a

an

a re a

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an

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ro

no

an

s :

an

san

an

s s

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a ns

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S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
ther D elp h ic hym i t h Lydi tr pe d with
i tru m e t l t ti
tru m e t l t ti eem
th i
t
h ve bee freque tly u ed f v ice A fr g me t
f
ch ru fr m t h O t f E uripide di c ered
i i the
p pyru d publi h ed i 8 9 t Vie
Lydi tr pe d c t i
i depe de t i tr me t l
cc mp i m e t ; but it i t mutil ted t give y

f
i
ide
t e ff ect
th r fr gme t
k w
Tw
pi ce f t h mu ic f Pi d r r t Pythic d give by
Kircher f d ubtful uthe ticity th ugh it bey l l
th
k w rule f Greek c mp iti
It i i th
Ph rygi tr pe d c t i b th v c l d i t
me t l ig A fr gme t f mu ic di c vered t
Tr lle c rved
pill r i i the I t i ( B mi r)
t ti
upp d t d te fr m the
A t h i mu ic i
ec d ce tury f
it h w th t the Lydi
tr pe th ugh m t ge er l w
ly
u ed
t the
t t h t ti m e
Be ide t h letter t ti
th
Greek u der the
R m
E mpire
d perh p
e rlier u ed y tem f
l m i ti f i gi g xerci e c i ti g
I
G
w
f the yll ble
t
the
f
ur
7
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w
te
f t h tetr c h rd ;
d
t iz
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give
ly
m m) m

by A ymu w h qu te
umber f ex mple
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7 7

a s

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sa

on ,

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r a i n/ a

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n t t i n f p t f Pi n d s st Pyt hi c d i t h s gi v n i
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K i ch
s y s t h t h f n d h igi n l M S i
gi
h m n st y f S
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di s c v
d by h n m
s n t iq i ns wh h v s ch d f i si nc
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Th m d n n t ti n i
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f n d i K i ch
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ou

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a

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as

Ch or u s In s t ru me nt a l i s

up

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
with
th u

t ti

no a

to

on

h w

they

how

be u ed

to

a re

s :

a nd

u s e now

uch

rm 7 o

n o 7 77

7 a

imil r exerci e

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as

7 6

i gi g m ter w uld

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as

By the ixth ce tury A Greek t ti w k w


ly thr ugh the w rk f the ri t wh ic h were
w
t y t
l ger u d r t d d
h d
D
pp
be i v t d The e rly C h ri ti C hurc h
ee m t h ve d pted t h p pul r Ly d
i
i
g
with
h
lyre
t
t
ju
t
l
ter
t
)
(
M i
time M rti Lut h er d pted ecul r tu e
f
the purp e f h i R ef rm ti
Ariu the heretic
i
f the tu e
rder t ttr ct t h m ultitude m de
c m p ed by S t d
I i p et w h
s
d
w
f
f hi
t
ri
u
l
civi
u
e
th
T
d
d th e
S
g
th d
b
h
m
b
t
e
d
p
t
mb t
h
i
h
h
ere
y
by
writi
g
hym
i
S
yri
c
t
t
H
y
m e tu e
But t h gre te t mu ici
f t h i e rly peri d w
S t Ambr e f M il w h w
th
ccu
ed
f f ci
ti
g
pe
ple
with
th
S t Am b
m
f the h y m
h
m p ed
ch
r
c
f Mi l
tid te t here y He i k w t h ve bee
t h c mp
er d ut h r f t le t i hy m t pre e t
i
i
th
d h w
pr b bly t h uth r
C h urc h
n

on

on

ea r "

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en

s on

us c

os

o a

en

o a

no o

on

or

es

on

an

an

on a n

sn

ss

na

as

co

os

is

ns

as

ox

an

an,

as

r os e

an

an

use o

or

sa

er e s

as

as

es

ro

u n es u s e

o co

an

no

os

as

one

s u s e,

no

no

as

a ne

an

s o

on

or

no a

oo

e s

en e

n o

use

Gv t
e a er

an

os

ns

an

as

H i s t d e l a M a s de
.

2
4

no

as

iii

an

as

ns a

s x

vo l .

os

e a

p p 6 3 , 6 5,
.

e tc

A m br o s i a n M u s i c
f ur ther
He w f ll wed by Prude tiu
p et wh e
g f
l v ice d lyre were i
te ded f h m e i gi g by the C hri ti
d ti
P
i
pl ce f t h hym
ddre ed t p g
deitie After h i time hym c mp iti fell i t the
h d f prie t
d m
k d i feri r p et w h
c ti ued l l thr ugh t h M iddle Age t c mp e
m re le c rrect Ambr i tu e
H w were the e Ambr i
h ym
h ded d w ?
We he r d re d little f them f the R m
Greg ri C hurch mu ic h
ver h d wed the Am
i
b
which i pr ctic lly c ed t M il
The
mu ic ppe r t h ve bee e tirely empiric l The
lyre d ute were rigidly excluded fr m the b ilic f
t h C hri ti
i ce they were c ected with the h ted
p g w r hip The pl ce f the i tr duct ry prelude
c lled C m which w i te ded t give t h pitch
d t remi d the i ger f the tu e w
t ke by t h
tiph
u g by the prie t d the p tlude w
pre e ted by the Allelui The i trume t l t ti
w
t theref re
l
ger
required
y
wh
eem t h ve lived t w rd the
d ti
G

y th t the
d f the fth ce tury A
k
G
cie t m de
f cert i letter i te ded
i
N
t
t
t
h wm
te
It ppe r the
l
f
d t
t h t the
f the
t t h d pr ct c lly
thi g
ce ed by h t me d th t fter T h d m f t h p t
h d cl ed t h p g
ch l the t ti
w
l ger t ugh t The p t i
f C hri ti
of

s on

os

as

or

or

s n

so o

an

a ns

en

ru

an

on

ns

ss

or

on

an

on

a ns

an

o s

on , s

an

s n

en

au

en

an

us

n s

an
o

os

no

ns

an

sa

on

Gv t
e a er

re

43

n,

os

er o r e

i i i pp 7 8 , 7 9
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mu ic w
exte di g i gi g
ch l were pe ed but yet
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c u t r i e fr m th e i gi g
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rhyme w i ve ted i the
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wh
ly g p etry
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th t Greg ry the Gre t w h w
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l t d th
cr d mu ic f t h
i
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wh ic h w c h i ed t t h lt r
f St
f
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44

T
P

Y
G

G r ego r y

G reat

t he

he f u ded the ch l f i gi g t R me th t he
hi m elf t ught the b y
d th t i
the i th ce tury
there were till h w the c uch
which
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h l y while te c h i g duri g ill e
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m uc h up
the m u ic f t h Liturgy ; d the ly llu
i i t h writi g f Greg ry him elf t mu ic i
decree f 59 5 th t the i ger w h were
G
g y
prie t were t t ccupy them elve
ly
w
with i gi g wh ich m erely delighted the f T d f
pe ple wh le t rr t ted G d b t were t
m i
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f their v ice
f the G pel
t
the recit ti
d
t
le ve the i gi g t the ubde c
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clergy Thi d e
Greg ry the Gre t
t p i t t
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f v ur ble t the mu ic f the Liturgy
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pr b bly l ter P pe Greg ry w h rg
i ed i t M re ver if the l d Greek t ti w
w
l ger u d d
w
t i ve ted till the
eighth ce tury it eem imp ible th t Greg ry the
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he h d c llected it
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f the wh le
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ry d Gr du l d Hym betwee
f t h A tiph
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th
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S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
i t t w ep ch t h r t the ep ch f imple
t m
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f th
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te f u d were
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th
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eith er i ve ted
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ly
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47

A
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C
I

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
c ected with th w rk f Ari tide Q i t il i
It i
el e r f rred t ; it ce d t h c le
w h er
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t
fr m t h t p d w w rd
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HAPT E R IV
d v l pm nt f h n m s
f h G
k cc nts A ly
c d x f Vi gil s w ks wi th n m sTh m ti c n t t i n
Th R m n i n s i gns F
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n c b tw n m
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b thi ng E x pl n ti n f h m ns
d p t d by h B n d i ct i n s f S l s m s
d c i ph
h n m s
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i n di c t
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whi ch b b s v d i h inging f nt i n d vil l g
ch i s f d yTh m d n l tt n t ti n d iv d f m h
m n ch d G g y h G
t c l d h v i nv nt d i O th
tt mpt s t i nv n t l tt n t t i n Th i s f g mE ly

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S t o r y o f No t a t i o n

re chi g b ck f 5 ye r the t f writi g h vi g


bee u k w t the m till t ught by the E gli h mi i
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h d le r ed ;
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w f rm f
i dic ti g mel dy which h devel ped i t
t ff
t ti
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th t i rdi ry pe ki g d e peci lly i rhet ric l
utter ce the v ice ri e d f ll Ari t

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c ll th e e i ecti
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ti

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b th the Greek d L ti f rm f the
f
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while t h yll ble with circumex cce t h ve
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t k
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ther it i
w w h e the
f
te ch er f Greg ri m u ic beg t m ke
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t h thirtee th ce tury
li t
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t ly t h ey were merely
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the v lue f te ; f the ide f xi g the le gth f
f me ured
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on ,

an

as
a

as

no

no a

as

an

no

no

as

os

a ns

no

as

a ns

S t o ry o f No t a t i o n
p ible t repre e t Free Rhythm by me
f
m der t ti
The w rd
ig ) mu t t be c f u ded
m (
with p m ( bre t h i g )
ever l writer h ve
d e T h l tt r it i true i
ki d f
m
i
cce
t
u
ed
ver
v
wel
the
pl
ce
Sig
w
the
letter
H
but
i
h ere we h uld
P m
eum tic t ti p m me
l g
th
rid p ge u g
yll ble
eve with
yll ble t ll ;
utc m e f religi u ferv ur
i te e th t it c uld l ger expre it elf by w rd
but by m el dy l e T h me i g d pr per
ti
m t bei g m i u der t d i the i
f the p
uppre ed by
t
t h ce tury they were curt iled
f t h Gr du l which i u ed
P le tri i h i editi
C hurch
t t h pre e t d y i t h R m
Are the eume c p ble f luti ? A f w ye r
i
i
thi
que
ti
wered
the
eg
tive
w
g
pite f the l b ur f m y le r ed m
th
f the Be edicti e
But
i
ce
the
m
k
m
m
tery
f S le me h ve c lled ph t
hx g
m
gr
phy
t
their
i d they h ve
ucceeded
l d
i decipheri g ll t h m re imp rt
t MS S
c t i i g the mu ic f t h Gr du l d A tiph ry
f th
except t h t t h i terpret ti
r me t l
f tw
eu m e i till m ewh t d ubtful Fig 3 i i te ded t
h w t h pr ce
by which the luti h bee rrived
t
It i f c ur e by me exh u tive ; it give
d cute
ly f w f t h m y c mbi ti
f gr ve
cce t d the u m ber f c lu m m ight be exte ded
o

os s

n no a

n eu

as s a

ns

on

een
a

no

on

on

on

oo

or

s n

ex e c u
s x

ss

on

an

on

so

so

a ns

as

an

no

an

on

or

an n

a ns a

ss

n eu

a a

na

on

one

an

n eu

no a

use

on

a on

on o

e n

as

no

on

n eu

on .

n eu

a ns

en .

on a s

o o

so ve

on a n n

n
s

on

an

so

on o

an

na

54

on s o
ns

a ns

no

ona

e o na

on

an

so

ss

an

s s

as

n a

n a

an

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
i de itely S till it will
wer f purp e f
expl ti
d the c te cce t
The V g
A gl
V g l
i dic te
te h igh er th i t eighb ur
f
F m
i the rece t
Thi
triki
gly
exemplied
i
tl
di
c
verie
f Greek m u ic
N m
u d ubtedly equi
t m p i t i
Th P
v le t t t h gr ve
de ce di g cce t th ugh thi
d e t cc r i t h eume
f cute
d
c m bi ti
Cl i m b i
Th
Cl
gr ve cce t i t i the circu m ex cce t i dic ti g
high f ll wed by l w te

m
i
h
P
i
m
t
The P d t
ed fr
pe
f t
It i pu ctu m j i ed t virg
l wer f ll wed
by higher te
L ti w rd m e i g cli m ber
d
S l
S
ce t f t w
m re p i t
d
virg
little l dder h igh te f ll wed by t w
Cl m
m re l wer e
l
T
twi ted l w high l w
P w
exte ded high l w high
Th re t
f the
eu m e give i Fig 3
merely
f th
m dic ti
lre dy expl i ed d
be
e ily u der t d ; t h u m ber f p ible c m bi
ti w very gre t but ll
be u der t d fr m t h
f w give
Th u m uc h w
lw y k w b ut t h eu m e ;
t k
wh t w
w w h w high h w l w t h
u d repre e t d by t h e m w r wit h r g rd t
th er D i d clivi repr t i terv l f e m i
n

on

a na

a or

zr

es

ro

z ce

an

no

es

eu

u nc u

or

e n

s no

'

'

zr

os

or

a ns

o n

na

on

'

i
z vzs

o a us or

no

63

s na

an

o a

oo

'

'

a zc u s

zc u s ,

an as

no

o n

ca n

s a

or

o or

an n

o n s an

'

a cu s ,

on

or cu u s ,

ec z u s ,
s

as

ons

so

a no

no

ca n

an

os s

ca n

a re

a n

na

oo

as

as

o or

os e

oo

as

on s

no

no

no

as

es en

6
5

or

n e
a

an

one

B e n edi ct in e

R es earc h

t e t e third f urth d
d the
me
d clim cu
D i d the c
dicu
f the p d tu
pre e t ucce ive c le u d
le p ? d wh t
were i t i terv l ? The e que ti
which pu led
f the pre e t d y
le r ed m
l tr ubled the
th
f time they drew li e
cie t
d i c ur e
cr
the p ge
guide T h ide t k r t d i
h rt time the
t ve w i ve ted fter which the
i terv l were de itely k w
The Be edicti e f S le me hit
the h ppy ide
f m ki g th u
d f ph t gr ph fr m the M S S f
the Gr du l d A tiph ry i l l the libr
h
T
P
f the e
rie i E ur pe d c mp ri
f

ph t gr ph reve led
m t rem rk ble
imil rity i the eume
d i
the te f
th
v ri u c u trie f We ter E ur pe
N g
m
T h tr diti
l mel die h d bee pre erved
with the m t crupul u c re t h te f l ter time
d the eume
gree i
f e rlier time were f u d t
lm t every p rticul r ; d whether gr du l
E gl
tiph w
u g i It ly
Sp i
d
i
whet h er it w
u g i the i th ce tury
the
ftee th i t mel dy w the me N w it i e y
e ugh t re d the qu re G th ic t ti c lum
6 t 9 Fig 3
i ce it i lw y writte
t ve ;
tiph
d by the imple pr ce
f c mp ri g
writte i qu re t ti with the me tiph
m nt m n gs t h M S S i
Th
m k b l th t h B n
g
di ti n s
i nclin d
tt i b t i mi c l s i nt p siti n d h
m l d i s th m lv s
di v i n i ns p i ti n
on

on

an

n s

as

en

an

o o

an

as

as

no

s n

e a

ree

a re

se

ss

to

to

u e

a n

or

t to

ra

57

s s o re

ra

u ou

ar

on ,

on

er o

as

ns

an

an

or

no a

an

or

sa

on ,

es

e no

or

no a

33 O

sa

no

n n

as

or

an

e o

ro

an

s on

an

on

os

on

os s

an

os

an

n a

os

oo

on a

o o

on a

s o

z z

oo

an

no

as

san

re
a

a so

an

a s

ons

or

sa

an

a s

an

so

an

s o on

an

an

ss

s a

an

on

an

on

an

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
writte i eume we e ily rrive t t h i terpr t ti
d w
th t p rticul r tiph
f the eume f
c ti ue thi pr ce till wh le b k i tr l ted
f Pl i
m tter f f ct the qu re t ti
g
A
tr l ti f t h eume
i
The Be edicti e h ve eli m i ted ever l l d e t b
ever i dic ted
l i h d err r
I t h r t pl ce the virg
l
g
te
but
merely
high
te
th
ugh
E
f
l w
it
cc
i
lly
u
ed
te
The
i
d
p
virg f c lu m 8 d 9 theref re i
l ger
h rter th
the pu ctum f c lu m 6 7
The eume h ve thi g t d with the time
d 9
v lue f l ter me ured mu ic i which t h qu re
he ded virg w d uble
three time the v lue f
the l e ge h ped pu ctu m S ec dly it i
me
time th ught th t the f rm f the eu m e
d
f
th
G thic t ti
ch ged t pecied peri d
C mp ri
y m u cript h h w th t thi
f m
w
e The lder u t ved eum tic t
t the c
ti c ti ued t be u ed f ce turie fter the li e
h d bee i ve ted
d c lum
6
d 7 h w th t the
wkw rd e rly G thic f rm were u ed f ce turie
fter the i ve ti
f the qu re
t ti
h w i
c lum 8 d 9 The h pe h w i Fig 3
t ke t r d m fr m m g t the hu dred f
ph t gr ph publi hed i the P l g p / M i l t
S le m e
C lum
h w the u u l f rm i the e rlier
MS S
I
c lum
the c m m e ceme t f
w
the te de cy t pl ce
he d
virg
The
th
n n

on

a ns a

s a

e n

o s

ex

a ns on

on o

a n

no

or

s a

a s ona

a ns a

na

no

r ro r s

on

no a

e ca n

an

oo

on

e a

on

on o

an

ss

or

as

no

os e

on

or

an

oz

on

an

on

or

on , a s s

a re

no a
n

an

no a

an

so

as

ns

or

ns

an

an

ns

an

on

an

on

an

as

a s no

ns

or

s on

on

no a

on

as

no

no

as

an

an

ns

'

o o

o ra

u s ca e a

zze

8
5

on

s ee

a.

N eu m a t i c No t a t i o n
rigi f the he d w i the cti
f the p
i
d
r pid writi g it w dr w upw rd
Th
dd i
light i v lu t ry pre ure give
it left ti f
d the re ulti g
the p rchme t
light H d t t h
e l rgeme t fterw rd t k the f rm
Vi g
h w
c lum
u
til
it
4
7
3
bec me tere typed i the qu re he d f c lum 8
n

as

on

en

an

e a

n as

ss

n a

as

on o

n a

a nd

ea

in

an

ns

oo

ns

The v ri u h pe f the pu ctum


l due t
me c u e A br d ibbed p dr w d w
th
w rd t h h rte t p ible di t ce fr m left t right
the
gr
ve
cce
t
pr
duced
the
l
e
ge
c
lum
f
(
)
o

e s

sa

a re

a so

en

os s

6, 7 , 9
Th e

oa

an

oz

ns

clivi th r ugh ut pre erve i t virg f ll wed by


i t l wer
te
The p d tu i imply l wer te j i ed t virg
The c dicu lter i the S
Gr du l ( c lum 8 )
p d tu d virg but i l ter M S S i f u d i
t
rigi l f r m ( c lum
The p rrectu bec me
it
d
the lig ture f me ured mu ic
uch g ve
m re tr uble t b th cie t d m der the ri t th
the wh le f the re t f the t ti
The blique li e
lw y repre e t t w
u d
mely th e f the
li e
p ce
which it begi
d e d
I the
f c ur e
t ti
f Pl i
g the lig ture h
time v lue ; but i me ured mu ic i t time v lue i
exceedi gly di f cult t u r vel
We h ve t p ce here t give full de cripti
f
f
eum tic t ti
t h i i tere ti g ubject i
th
very f re chi g but we mu t me ti
me f the
s

no

na

an

on

no a

as

no

so

on .

or

59

na

an

an

os

no
s

on ,

n a

as

as

as

no a

ar

no a

an

a.

ns

o a

a n s on

an

on

n s

an

o n

no

a,

a r u rn

or

n s

s s

s a

o a

an

on

on s o

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
o

ther eume
n

t r op lza

so

the

ph

os t r o

h
a
p

r zlvtr o

an

repe ted

They
d the T

a re

u d
n

Th e S t r op h zc u s

ligh tly
the b ve with lightly di ff ere t
a nd

O r zkcu s

a nd

'

the D i
The e i dic te
a

P r es s a s

a re

di ffere t f rm f
me i g
The Q l m
ig methi g like
i dic ti f
h ke ccur betwee the l wer d upper te f
ce di g mi r th ird It i upp ed t h ve bee
ki d f trem l
d
ki d f h rte ed p d tu
Ep ip /
Th
f the clivi
the C ph l b
m dic ti
were

h w th t
Th S le m e ph t gr p h
t
liq

the e eume were u ed i c ecti with the h lf


v wel
lique ce t letter L M N R i which
u d i c rried t t h ucceedi g c
t
th
The A
i
virg
p d tu with r u ded
t h r ed f
he d It i l c lled p
t d
ever l ther me It h t d with t h lique ce t
letter
Perh p the lique ce t te r e fr m
pr ctice which
be b erved i u educ ted c u try
ch ir i ger f the pre e t d y w h metime c rry
yll ble i t the ucceedi g te thu
n

an n

no

u e s ce n s

n ou s

s n

as

All

p eo

no

oo

os

an

o so

s :

th d d w ll
But th ugh the eume were t h rdi ry me
f
remi di g i ger f the ri e d f ll f the mel die
they h d le r ed by h e rt th ere were i exi te ce letter
o

t t

o n

no

o n s on a n

an

on

as c or n u u s

n o

o o

on n

or

e s

ca n

os

on

na

a so

a s

on

or

e so

a z zt s ,

zon u s ,

no

o o.

on o

an

ou r

n so

a s

an as

'

u z zs

ha

pl e

s n

on

an

60

a ns

na

e o

ea r

Th e M o n o c h o rd

t ti
well th ugh they were t much u ed f
i gi g t ight They were derived fr m the m
ch rd
i trume t f
l g tri g
L ti
which w me ured ff by
m v ble
Al p h
bridge the bridge bei g pl ced t cert i
b ti l
p i t c lled A B C D etc t p
N t ti
l
duce the v ri u
te The l d h
W
i
t
h
t
h
m ic d chr m tic c le
d the v ri u
m
N
tu i g f the di t ic c le h d l g d i
ppe red well the wh le f the y tem f t p i
ti
f tr pe
tr pe ly rem i ed the rigi l
O
h w i Fig ( ) d thi w m de the f u d ti
f the divi i
f the m
ch rd The e divi i were
very e rly i dic ted by the letter f the L ti lph bet
I t w f u d th t by t ki g w y the bridge lt
gether the wh le tri g g ve
u d l wer th A ;
d
b th f rm f the L ti G h d
AN t
bee t ke f
u d b ve A the Greek dd d b l w
letter g mm w t ke t re p re e t thi P l mb
l w
u d he ce
w rd g mut d the
m
Fre ch w rd g mm me i g c le Here
the w
de ite xi g f the i terv l f te chi g
purp e t y r te d th ugh m y ttempt were
m de t utili e t h letter t ti f re di g Att m p t t
mu ic t ight yet f rtu tely f
e dM i
f them
th
ucceeded
t ff t ti by p h ti
might perh p ever h ve bee i ve ted
N t ti
f il
The
f the r t eve
letter f the
Th g m t i
h g
n d d f n d ti f m i Pl y f d
ons

no a

s n

as

an

no

ns

on

an

n n

no

as

as

an

as

or

so

n,

os

s n

use

or

R u l es f or S ong,

t e

rou

an

an

an

1 6 58 .

61

a s

us

n
s

ou

en o s

a
s

or

n on

no a

or

no

an

or

r os a

on

e o

na

no a

n a

an

on

s on s

an n

e,

na

o e

our

an

os

ra n s

so

es

eu

as

as

so

s o

C o ev a

as

on s

o a

a n

ono

an

on

ca

ar

on

s ons o

en

a_

ro

an

ne

a n

on

as

on

ono

on

one

as

or

as

o n s

us c

r ea

on

on e

o a

on

on o

us c

or

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
mu ic h u til quite rec tly bee
lw y
cribed t Greg ry the Gre t ;

t
but Gev ert p i t
t t h t he c uld
i ? t h ve bee i t i ve t r i ce the r t t
2 i: g
t
f Are
it
y
tem
tic
lly
w
Guid
i
t th
did
t
live
till
me
f
ur
ce
turie
w
h
M d m
l ter Fr m the ti m e f Guid it h bee
L tt
d h
N t ti
ccepted by ll We ter mu ici
rem i ed i
thi d y th ugh t h
t
Greek g mm
ly rem i i the w rd g mut
M
t
y
ther
ttempt
were
m
de
pply
V i
t
h
t
h
t
letter
the
L
ti
lph
bet
f
tt mp t
gre
ter
perfect
y
te
m
f
the
Greek
l
y
t
pp
i
Gev ert m e ti
t h L ti
Al p h b t
I A
y m u writer f
tre ti e
f
P
c lled D H m i I ti t t
ugge t
f
P
th
f ll wi g meth d thu rec g i i g
N mt
the m j r m de the fu d me t l c le
a

lph bet

in

en

as

as

o n s

ea

n o

n v en
o

er

use

as

an

as

a n

a r ou s

or

s x :

'

l on

on s

a non

ur

os e s

o a

a ns

use

a ns

on

an

z z o,

so

no

on

o a

as

s n

no

ou

a o

A B C

n s n

n a

z on e

as

F G

ns

on c a

ar

G &C

A t ti c mp ed f v r u f rm d p iti
f the letter F t be de cribed bel w
l
m
b
A
t
ti
which
t
rti
g
fr
m
i
3
p
m
which i c lled A ( i
y tem ) l l the
i terv l f the chr m tic d e h rm ic c le
lettered with L ti letter
the pl f the t py i
Fig the lph bet pr ceedi g upw rd i te d f d w
2

no a

on

no a

en o s

no
n

a s

2 ,

io

as

an

ou r s

62

on

ns

a re

cn os s

ca a

ro s a

o ns

os

an o

s on

s an

on

os

E a r ly E x p e ri m e n t s

the c l

a e

Thi

H u c ba l d

of

give by

is

Ad el bo l d ,

c temp r ry
on

o a

l
.

S t rti g fr m pr l mb

A
the
lph
4
bet pr ceed t L which i
1 the
d f the le er
perfect y tem the t rti g g i with M
B it
pr ceed t S
Thi i ugge ted by
ym u writer bef re Guid Areti
S
t
rti
fr
m
pr
l
mb
me
A
the
lph
5
g
f
bet pr ceed
P
t ki g
tice f
Eh
Thi i derived fr m B ethiu
6 T w rd the
d f the eleve th ce tury
y
m u writer ugge t the me t ti
the Guid i
I A B C etc but b ve G he begi
the Greek
lph bet i
regul r rder
It w uld eem the th t there were
m y
tte mpt m de i the e e rly d y t impr ve the
t ti
there
we m y be ure
t pre e t ; f
th t the i
eve y tem which h ve c me d w
t
repre e t m y ther th t h ve bee l t N w
d y whe there i b lutely
eed f it we get

w
d impr ved
t ti which i i te ded t
uper ede the t ff t ti
b ut ce every t w
three ye r ; d ll the e ttempt fter bei g c re
fully c t l gued i k i t blivi
the helve f the
Briti h M u eum
T
ce turie g there w
pre i g ece ity f
w
t ti
dv ci g d the l d
M u ic w
m eth d were
t
dequ te t rec rd it w ch l
d it
were bei g f u ded w c mp iti
m de
n

n, s

a n on

ar as

en

n no

on

no a
a

as

s x

o us
a

an

ne

an

a a o

ne

no a

on .

a n a n on

on a n

on a s

no a

s n

n o o

or

on ,

on , a

os

or

on

on o n

no n

so

or

no a

an

no

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f u d i t welfth ce tury Gr du l f S t Peter
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ked w hy the t ve h uld h ve t ke
l g t
devel p whe we h ve ee t h t it w pr ctic lly
i ve ted bef re the time f Guid cc rdi g t G lilei
d Kircher it m y be
wered th t m y i ve ti
eem t die t their birth ly t
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d eve if k
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re d the expl ti give i hi D g t
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w
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mu ic t the b lete rule f the Greek the ri t
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with t h
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bef re they rrived t
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f the
li e d p ce f the t ve t which w dded
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ver E ur pe d it rem i ed t i ve t meth d f
h wi g the rel tive time me ureme t f the te
which were pl ced the t ve Th virg h d bec me
th
qu re h e ded te H d the pu ctum either
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the b i f the w t ti
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me ured by time bec u e therwi e tw v ice p rt
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an

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with pp ed pr priety A d th i i with


re g rd t the begi i g f the lig ture f the l tter
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li e de ce di g
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th
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f the l t
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i
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f the
the cl ve
clef
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k w the te He eem t be the r t t divide the
emibreve i t three p rt the w te bei g c lled
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h wever t with ut their
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th
m ch rd ; th ther lter ti
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thi ng di
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cie t
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fterw rd c lled m i t feig ed mu ic
d
u u u l mu ic It r e imply fr m
m i
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it t
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ch rd w c lled f l e u d f it
wered t
t
true te f the m ch rd B t d m w
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the m
ch rd h d 6 q d t m b th f the e te bel g
i g t the Greek y tem
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f
di like the
thi g th t i f l e ; he ce perh p
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w
u ed w
cc i ed by the t p i
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ti fr m the key f F t the key f B1, f f E
ece it ti g
w
te bel w E which that t
w
c lled E b m l l ( Fre ch w c lled t h S l
E b m l)
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f thi
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th
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key ; f i te d f
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f l e te w required bet w ee C d D
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h
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t
l
th purp e d c lled d
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cr
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l pre erve the cie t expre i q d t m i
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me
f
ce turie bec u e it w
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t
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M

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M d Ti m
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m nt D c y f h t n y d i vi s i n Z l i M l y
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t
d breve bef re breve th t f three emibreve
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vely rem rk th t i t h te r
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t
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perfect t imperfect d wh t w imperfect t perfect

i ng t o

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13 1

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S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
Philip f C ert
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t the
wherewith l t write red te he m y le ve t h em
empty S y c pe y Vitry i the divi i
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perfect
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h ree breve
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re t c ver f ur p ce it i mme ur ble A re t
d c veri g h lf
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m
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ri e fr m li e d c ver h lf p ce i m m
f c ur e
re t the l t t w
emibreve d
mi im re t
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f rmerly te were c lled p i t but the p i t h ere
w
w c ll
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wh
t
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t i
d t
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f divi i
f perfecti
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ur
p
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t
f
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lre dy de cribed p ge 9 7 the ig which fterw rd
d wh
bec m e the p i t f divi i
e m der p
i th b
li e d p ge 9 9 the p i t f per
t ti
which m de perfect
th reef ld ) th t wh ic h
f ti
d t fter
w uld therwi e be tw f ld d i
te

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i m j r pr l ti
d it i d ubled
th t the mi im
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th mi nims i b
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m re e m ibreve mu t f ll w d fter the emibreve


tw
m re mi im
d it i
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r t the l t m i i m mu t h ve the p i t f dem
t ti
the bject f which i t h w th t t h
emibreve mu t be u g l wly It eem t be

ele m e t ry meth d f h wi g
it d
d
The
p i t f dditi i pl ced behi d emibreve i m j r
pr l ti
d uch emibreve mu t be f ll wed by
mi im
d i ce the p i t c u e
m m t be dded
t
th
emibreve it i c lled the p i t f dditi
d
Thi g i re ult i
t
fter
te ; the
emibreve with ut p i t f ll wed by mi im w uld
cc rdi g t rule be duple but the p i t f dditi
c u e it t keep i t threef ld v lue
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them equ l t
imperfect emibreve ; h d uble the
d le ve
t il
the te empty t m ke M m
t h ree m m equ l t f ur ( tr plet ) ; d W th Tw
whe the l wer t l h
h k f ur m m
T n
equ l t i
The re der will rec ll
m y i t ce f imil r temp r ry ch ge i m der
t
i trume t l mu ic But Philip f C ert g e
i tr duce c ider ble c m plic ti
Thu he dd
m
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te d m ke f ur mi im
equ l i v lue t i e ; he i tr duce h lf empty d
d
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m i im
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F ig 8
.

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
re der the r t te f the ext t ve d i medi v l
time thi w very ece ry i ce the clef were
ever
ch
gi
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their
i
e
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t u ver l u t l rece t tl m e
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8 96 i
f
curi u urviv l f pr ctice the
which h d
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d
im
c mpl i th t where the It li

h ve give up u i g ll p i t except th t f divi i


the G llic m u ici
till
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p
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f D t
h ve gre t umber f d ff ere t w y f
h wi g m d d time where the It li
impler meth d
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t
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l ti me t t h emibreve i t v lue i
b
d it mu t be u der t
d th t we
th
w rd
b
merely t m ke the m tter cle r t the re der fr m
f b
m der p i t f view T h
li e beg
b ut 6
utc me f the t bl ture t
d w
be de cribed l ter The m d w divided i t m j r
d mi
r t h t there were
a

no

as

an

ssa

an

ae a

s n

ros

n i

sa

as

sa

as

os

an

os c

use

a ns

us

s n

on u s o n

or

no

as

a so

an

an

use

o n

s on ,

use

a ns

as

a ns

o n s

as

or

a ns

o s

r ec

ni

so

an

oo

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on

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as

as

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on

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on

or

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an o

use

a r-

an

n o

as

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oo

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three l g
th ree breve
l g
tw
breve
tw
on

134

on

in

a o

j r perfect m d
i r perfect m d
j r imperfect m d
i r

Ma o
M no
Ma o
M no

n a

ro

a r,

use

oo

as

a r, a n

n a

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no

use

an

oo

e s

o n

an

or

an

ar

a ns

on

an

ro a

ba r

D e c l ine o f M e di aev a l T e a c hin g


Perfect time
three emibreve i b
Imperfect time
tw
P rfect pr l ti
three mi i m
Imperfect pr l ti
tw
But y f the e c uld be c mbi ed t gether ; d i
me f the tre ti e we h ve el b r te time t ble
d remi di g
c veri g m y p ge
f the
el b r te Greek t ti t ble f Alyp i
tw
J h H thby y th t t h ere
p i t th e
f perfecti
d divi i
d we d
ge er l
;
te de cy
ti m e g e
t
reduce the
P mt
umber f p i t H t h by like P d i D t
m
de B l d m d g ve
le th
e
e i
twe ty i t ble f ti m e m e ureme t
mb
A
ttempt i m de by C
m k

A ymu IV t h w the v ri u v lue f


m xim by m rki g ff t h umber f l g they
t
c t i
th
We h ve dwelt t me le gth
d ctri e f
i
the m edi ev l C h urch m u ici
rder t Th Diffi
h w wh t di ffi cultie they h d t c te d
l ti
with i their e ff rt t rri e t
ti f ct ry w h i h h d

b
t
t ti
expre i
The m der
Th
m
l ve brevity i freque tly m t with d the
expl ti
well t h t ti
gr du lly bec me
h rter d impler
By the begi i g f the ixtee th ce tury the wh le
d pr l ti
w
f bric f m d time
f lli g t
piece
s

n a

ar

on

o a

on

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an

so

sa

on

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o a

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one

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o n s

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on

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an

an

as

an

o a

os

ros

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o s

us

s x

on a n

on

a re

s a

on

es

cu

ns

e no a

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an

ons

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ons a s

an

s s on ,

o a

on

ans

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er s

so

on

er

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n s

ou s s e

an

ss

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as

as

is ,

s o

n on

an

re

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an

o a

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.

3S

1 18 .

on

as

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n

rev lt
l d threef ld me ureme t u der
Th
E
l
1
t
f
t
h
e
m
c
l
t
me
1
e
d
p
w i l dy 0 1d
tur
l
wh
ch
he
br
g
rgume
t
t
T
hi g
h w th t mu ici
righ t i c lli g
b gi
t
i
bi ry time tur l
which pi i the
w y
gi
b f
le r ed J h S p d r gree
The b k
m
p rt f
di pute with G f i
w
fi gh t
d
repre e t tive f the l d te chi g
d
The rule
c llected by Z l i i h i
[ t i t ti
i
d
m i ha 558 le t they h uld be l t
by Th m M rley i h i P l i
d E sy I t d t i
t P
Z
l
i
h
ti
i
y
t
t
pl
i
g
l M
7
59
i m de with ut
f
m
i
v
ri
ti
ti
e
whe
ce
it
y
c lled xed
g
t f m
di ti gui hed fr m
me ured mu ic
He pe k f metric l mu ic which i me ured i
ver e metre d wh ich
be i tru m e t l well
v c l He y th t e ch te begi i g
Bi y
with the m xim i d bl t h v lue f
t k t h the ext bel w it Thi i
gre
t
tep
f
Pl
i
dv ce f the l d writer w h lw y
h reef ld v lue
beg
with
de
cribi
g
the
t
Nt
c
lled
Perfecti
d
tre
ted
th
tw
f
ld
Di i i
v lue
f ec
d ry c ider ti bei g
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y th t th ey
l f th er
v lue i perfect ti m e
I n E ngl nd dist i n ti n w m d b tw n P l i ns ng d P ick
h
s ng h l tt f i ng h n t s whi ch w
p i k d
p ch m n t
In

Pietr A r
l
g
i
t
the
m
o

a ns

o r e en

on

ca

s on

as

an

sa

a ce o

an

on

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a n s on

as

no

ou

an

as

as

nn n

as

n a

ns

an

es

n ro

ca n

na r

no

no s a

o,

er

os

an

on

ca n o

oo

a n

n on

ar

ar

a or

an

u s c,

n s

a re

as

ra c

on c

ar

ca

ea s

a re

n a

en e

a ns

na

as

in

us i

in

na

e or e

n s

as

ve

a na i on

na

ns

we n d

1 54 5,

'

ea c

u c i da r i o,

on s

e e

v s on

ar

ar

on

no s a

on s

o o

on ,

a re a s o o

as

an

on ,

e r re e rr

as

to t e

o e

1 36

ee

ere

an

r c

on

t e

D e c l in e o f M e di aev a l T e a c hing
He c ider th t the Breve i the m ther
i g f ll the ther te
i ce the
d begi
M xim
g were i ve ted fter it Here
d L

we g i h ve the l d Greek the ry f


Pri m ry
time
he
O f the three expre i
M d Time Pr l ti
y th t he i te ded t mi t them whe he beg t
write bei g u ece ry ; but i ce me
Th 9 1"
m der mu ici
might like t re d me L
g
c e t C t le
he expl
them H
di
w rd h w th t they h d g e t f p p i g
pr ct c l
h
d y
f v ur f the t w

f ld te v lue
we k w them
If he y
t h m der
c mp er h uld t umber h i c tile
cc rdi g t the M d he c uld re l ly y th t the
m tter w
f lit tle cc u t
k w
d th t he h d
ledge f uch thi g
The time d pr l ti ig he y were cie tly
cut by perpe dicul r li e t m ke the p ce d uble
th t breve bec me
emibreve d
he
;
y cutti g t h ig ture w t h
me
m ki g
the pe
te bl ck w h ich remi d
t h t it h d
bee di c vered i the ixtee th ce tury th t b th time
d i k were
ved by le vi g the m xim l g breve
d emibreve pe (
Fig 8 p
f the be t which i
He give
l g de cripti
derived fr m the pul e d i h w by r i i g d
l weri g the h d l ti p be t ; p i t i Th B t
i
i
d w be t ;
Greek
d th i
Ti m e w i dic ted by the r i i g d l weri g f the
ons

an

nn n

a n

an

on

no

s n

s s ons

sa

nn

an i

so

an

no

an

an

no

no

s ee

e va

s o on

or

as

sa

on

a s n

an

o,

os

n-

or

as

a rs s

a s n

37

as

us

so

o, u

on

an

as

na

an

sa

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on

ns

sa

sa

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an

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no

an

s n

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a ns

sa

on ,

o a

ea r n i n

as

an

oo

an

an

es s
o

ea

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
f t by the Greek he ce the w rd f t f
p tic l me ure O f y c p ti Z l i
y it
t be rec g i ed wit h ut
k wledge f the be t d
he pr ceed t de cribe it i the f rm it i k w t
;
thu f i t ce h y
te i y c p ted which
c
mme
ce
be
t
d
i
l
ubject
p
Sy p t the d w be t ; it c ci u ly bre k the
ti
time d me ure d m y g bec m e
c fu ed by t much y c p ti
M rley c ll the

be t
tr ke which he y i
m ti
f th
h d
The m re tr ke mp h d t h
l
t h time f
Briefe
t h le
e
time
f
th
g}a m S m ib i f
He
de
cribe
the
t
ti
z: a t h
f th
u
der
the
me
L
rge
the
L
g
Nt
the Briefe t h S m ib i f M i im C r tchet
d
t
h
u
ver
S
emiqu
ver
expl
i
lig
ture
d
M
Q
t c
Time d Pr l ti
ider ble le gth th ugh he
y th t their k wledge i pr ctic lly l t
Th e
w h withi the e three hu dreth y
h ve
m l y
f M i k
writte
the
Arte
h
ve
t d w e
th
h
the
therwi
e
t
they
h
ve
bee
M d
gi :
E gl
Al
t
ught
w i
d
th
0 1d
th
ugh
it
be
h
rd
t
ig
e
the
c
u
e
yet
T hi g
m y we c jecture t h t lth ugh t h gre te
M i k M i ter w h excelled i f re ti m e
d ubt
were w derfully ee e i the k wledge there f
well i pecul ti
pr ctice ; yet i ce th eir de th
th k
wledge f the rte i dec yed d m re light
i
k
wledge
c
e
teede
there
f
th

i
m
t
ll
p
it i c me w d y t th t th t if they k w the
oo

oe

as

no

ns

or

an

on ,

sa

n-

on s

an

o us

an

ca n

no

or

no

s on a n u

oo

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ar

no

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n s

s a so s

on

an

on

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on .

r e e.

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s on

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on

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on

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na

an

sa

ot e

or

us c

a s

no

or s u
s

er

on

c a

es

no

s n

n s

138

an

as

se

no

no

no

os

an

o ass
a

as

oo

e a re s

e,

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an

no

on

on

us c

a re

ea c

es

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on

r e e,

on s

a ns

no

on

an

o a

so

no

M o r l e y s T e a c hin g

c mm M de d me Triple they
k
further
l l i g the upper
He give m e ex mple i p rt
t
m t p rt t h D
the Germ
d
w (
h
treble
p
rt
the
ec
d
t
l
t
the
;
;
p
)
d he m ke free
third t ; d t h f urth b
;
f lig ture
Th
i gle t ve he c ll ver e
d

D irect
t the
d
f e ch
ver e i
which he
c ll
I dex D irect r
If
te th t h uld be white i writte bl ck it
l e third f i t v lue ; thi i
imp rt t rule i
ixtee th ce tury c mp iti
It w uld
M
I
Y
t ke t f t f ll w M rley i t ll the
Q
d
t
P
f M j r
c m plic ti
d Mi
r perfect
f
d i
Time etc
d imperfect Pr l ti
whs
:
t
hi l
g li t f pr p rti
f l l ki d i
l
i
the time me ureme t ; f th e w h require
h
g d
t
lve medi ev l c mp iti
hi
b k
re d i c ju cti with the L ti writer i very
u eful
e i the ct ve
Th c mplete c le f twelve emit
w
e t bli hed by thi ti m e We h ve ee th t the
e rly Greek h d u ed uch
c le fi ve
R
tb
d th t their
hu dred ye r bef r
i
I
h
m
t
f
me
t ti w b ed
it ; but f
th
n f
re
the emit e while bei g ret i ed
m the E ter
C hurch were e t rely l t
i
t
jfg
We ter E ur pe i the e rly d y f
t
O t
A
ity ly
di t ic c le
C hri ti
f B t bei g pre erved
mi r with the dditi
on

an

oo

so

s ee

no

so

ca

'

os

or

use o

en

s an

os

us

us

an

ou r

on s

os

an

ar

oo

or

no

e s n

no

an

a ss u s

on

a ns

an

ra n o

s0

en or

z s ca n u s , a s

an

n o

'
S

OI

'

ons

on

s o

no

on ,

o a

an

an

a o

an

ons o

on

es c r

no

co ou r

as

so

on

os

or

on s

os

on

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an

a s re -

no a

on

an

no

on

on

e - es a
v

en

so

e s ce e O

a n

n i

one

12

or

as

an

on

as

o e o u r e ra

as

a s on

on

os

a on

on

39

on es

c av e

ou r

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
The keyb rd i trume t h d by th i time twelve te
t the ct ve
d t h t bl ture u ed
ly
ig f
t
d
h rp ; but mu ici
were m uc h exerci ed
ver the ece ity f m ki g
u d d f tw
We h ve ee th t t h
pl ced betwee
w
te
l ked up
rt f
d w
y tw
ju cti
the b t d m c uld l be pl ced betwee
te
d th b q
tur l w
d m
y tw
u ed t c tr dict b t d m while 6 t d m it elf
c tr dicted t h h rp But u f rtu tely they wer
eld m writte i ce the i ger were expected t k w
the rule f their pplic ti

F l e mu ic ught t t be i dic ted


id
ym u writer I Pl i
g the h rp w
me
ever l wfully d m itted th ugh i
Th Sh p
r
re
c
e
it
e
d it w
t
m y be
w
t
requ
red
l
g
Pl
g
w
u
g
q i d
i
u
i
E

t w
dmitted
f
pur
i pl i
f tr
p
e
p
iti
ly
the
ther

t
;
g
were t ll wed But
cc i l h rp
crept i t t h Pl i
g
d it very ligh tly
i dic ted i the f rm f
el g ted tur l i
me M S S
Wit h reg rd t the me ured mu ic we d t h t
while t h Germ
d mu ici
were
d N et h erl
t
very ch ry f writi g
ccide t l h rp
the It li
d Fre c h
c tr ry w h e
th
ce t h ey beg u ed them f m re freely ; d it
ppe r th t they were g ver ed t
much by
the e ffect f the ch rd pr duced
by t h mel dic
oa

an

ns

an

no

on

no

on

as

ro u n

an

s o

a non

ar

a n_

no

on.

on

so

an

no

as

a i ns on

as

as

se

an

sa

as

a ns on

n s on .

os

s on

n o

as

so

on

on

an

a s ona

an o

o ne

or

on

as

os

a n s on

a ns

no

na

a ns

an

a n,

on

an

or

on

ar

on

no

as

an

so

a ns

n a

an

an

an

as

as

u re

na

a s no

re

c on

ro un

no

as

so

na

ou r

n o

a so
ru

or

on a s

s n

so

as

ua

cru x

one

or a

a ns

ro u n

on e s

on

oo

n, s n

a s

e s

no

an

on

an

ss

an

n s

E it n er

Rules

Fal s e M u s ic

fo r

e ffect f the i gle p rt


Thi i quite i keepi g
with t h rigi l e e f c u terp i t
F mh
d
which i mel dy g i t mel dy r ther
It 1
th
f ple
t u d g
m
ch rd
Herr E it er h g thered the w m
f ll wi g rule i dditi t th e we l i b I i
h ve me ti
ed p 7 fr m
ly i f w i ti g
F l
l ter m i Wh t
c lled ch gi g
te i
te t di g m gl degree M i th
h
i
t
b ve bel w d betwee t w
te f
th
the m e me
ge er lly t be m de
t
emit e ; th t where
te i u d ubtedly
i
p
le di g te it mu t be r i ed by h rp
tur l ; where the d mi t i the b i pre
ceded by the te ext b ve i t ( the ixth )
l
A
ddi t i
thi te mu t be l wered by t ; every R l f
h lf full cl e e d W th m j r ch rd ;
M i
the
wer f fugue
imit ti pre
F l
erve the me i terv l
the ubject
l g the t lity i t di turbed
The h rp
d t gr du lly f u d
pl ce t the
begi i g f t h t ve with the time ig ture I
e rly d y b th 5 t d m d b q d K S i
y
g
u ed
clef Whe key
t m h d bee
t
ig ture beg t be u ed i t h
d
f
the ixtee th d begi i g f the eve tee th ce tury
th ey were tur lly t meth dic lly pplied
w
ex m ple if there were t w F
tw
F
i
C
q
M
M
R b t Eitn
i
k G l
l xx
s n

na

ns

o n

a ns

an

re

an
o

on

us c z

no

or

na

on

a se
an

e r

n or

er n

c on a n

us C

no

a no

s s o

or e

er a

an

a re

an

os

a n a na

a re

an

sa

er e

in

so

on

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as

on

e. , a

as an

no

s u cces s

o r a r xe s

no

na

or

s no

ass

on a

u es

os

or

na n

no

a s

a o

u s ca

a ns

nn n

ra u

a sa

ro u n

as

a s

on

s no

an

a s

on a

as

sa

on

so

or

an

as

na

ua

n a u re

na

an

na

or

76

er

nn n

an

no

so

on a t s

14 1

a er

er

en

or

u sz

a s no

o
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es c z z c

l e, vo

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
t ve e ch w uld be pr vided with

s a

the key

of

thi

ha d

th t

so

ig ture

th t

na

of

a nd

of

h rp

so

A ther
no

on .

peculi rity f e rly key ig ture which w meti m e


d i
the begi i g f the eightee th ce tury i th
mi
i
t
th
t
f the l t h rp
O mi i
th
key
f E t w uld be pr vided wit h
f m
f tw
ig
ture

t
ly
th
t
f A with
Sig t
tw
h rp th l t t
h rp bei g
i dic ted where ece ry by
ccide t l Thi
pr ctice pr b bly r e t time whe the imp rt ce
f key rel ti
hip w
d w
t yet rec g i ed
c ti ued i
me rem te p rt
time h ured
cu t m
With reg rd t ccide t l there i
t eve t d y
u iver l c e u
pi i
ever l d i
f
d
i
f
u
ge
m
be
di
c
vered
by
p
y
w
A
th
e
wh
i
tere
ted
i the m tter
E
l
g
pre
e
t
u
der
t
d
d y mu ici
p
pre e t d y u ge the e di crep cie d
m ke rule th t will
t m tter ;
d i ce
be ccepted u iver lly we mu t le ve p terity t m ke
t
mu ic be t they
Accide t l were f rmerly writte bef re every te
th t w ffected by them d thi pr ctice c ti ued
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th i purp e will be i ve ted i the e r
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mi u der t di g it i h rdly likely th t
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The

t bl t s R s ns f t h i Th t bl t m k s n v
d pt d h t n y d i vi s i n
ch st s
f n t s M di v l
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nt t bl t s i d iff n t c nt i s E x mpl s f m
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d Ag i c l T h
lin n l y lw ys f nd i
b
t bl t s Th d p i n t f p f cti n D ts f p ti ti n
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s M c P l m M
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t
ti f v ice derived fr m the eume
d h mperi g
them elve by c ecti g it with the Tri ity by plitti g
h ir ver w rd uc h th t i ce m i bm me
m lle t
te c uld be i tr duced m ller th the
mi im
th t f l e mu ic mu t t be writte d w
t
th t i ce Pyth g r
thi
g
b
u
d B ethiu
y
h rp they mu t t be ll wed h wever much they
impr ve the mu ic d umber f ther c h ildi h

tricti
the lute i t virgi l pl yer vi li t
d
d
m
ther
were
w
rki
g
ki
g
i
t
t
g
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T bl i
fr m the
f t bl ture
t blet u ed f writi g Thi w
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tem
b
ed
n
the
me
pri
ciple
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i
trume
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t ti
umber

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Greek
f
h wi g by letter
th
ther me
tri g fret
rg
key th t w t be t uched r ther th the
u
d
t
be
pr
duced
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im
gi
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g
iii ip l th t the Church t t w th t umber
f th
le
rule
b
ut
perfect
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t
T bl t
l g ture
f
d ther m ch ery w
t
clum y f i dic ti g i trume t l mu ic ; f h wever
well m might be ble t re d i gle v ice p rt it
c rcely p ible th t he c uld t ke i the time v lue
i
he w uld require t d f
f ever l p rt t gether
rg
lute
l vich rd The t bl ture m ker
th
d
b rr wed wh t uited them fr m the C h urch t ti
d pted it t their eed ; d imp rt t fe ture i
their t ti i th t ever did they m ke
Th
te w rth three f t h ext i v lue but
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i the e rlie t d y
lw y t w
f v c l
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w
me
ured
mu
ic
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theref
re
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lw y
f
1
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t
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t
t
rt
t
b
d
fr m ; d it i p ible th t the C hurch
mu
ici
were
led
b
ck
the
rigi
l
t
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duple ig i t i
by tici g h w much
m re c ve ie t the t bl ture m eth d w th their
d mi trel
f the thir
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w
th ey wr te their g u ed the
t h ce tury whe
t
qu re t ti f t h C hurch d l rge l
M di
l
lecti
t
ti
f t h em exi t i thi
; they
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pr b bly extemp ri ed the cc m p ime t
w h e i gle i trume t were u ed Wh t they did
with b d f i trume t uch
ee repre e ted
no a

on

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M e di aev a l

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the f urtee th ce tury M i trel


G llery t E xeter t Beverley ( S t
M ry C hurch ) the twelfth ce tury
church f S t Ge rge t B cher
d el ewhere
ville e r R ue
w Perh p th y pr
t k
ti
d t get h er u til t h ey tt i ed
th
t
me rt f h rm y
c lled vill ge w it did till quite
r ece tly i E gl d A m br
thi k th t they l l pl yed i
u i ; but t h i i c rcely likely
w h e w c ider the gre t e ergy
with w h ich rg um di c t d
t
t
were
bei
g
culti
p
t d i
the C h urch
d th t
p rt i gi g h d re ched
till
h ig h er devel p m e t
ut ide it It
i
well k w th t
ki d f
extemp re di c t w cultiv ted
f
wh ic h rule were m de ; d
he ce it i
ly p ible but
t
very pr b ble th t the i tru m e t
pl yed u writte h rm ic
m p im t t th
g dt
the le di g i tru m e t i the
d ce
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ch rd w m rked with th letter
f the
lph bet
d th t the e

in

so

an

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S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
letter were cc i lly u ed t gether with the eume
t
h w the ex ct i terv l ; thi w the e rlie t f rm
f medi v l i
tru m e t l t ti ; d we d letter
u ed i the rg t bl ture i Germ y
A w
tur l i the d y whe i terc mmu ic ti
w
l w d di ff cult the t bl ture were t lik
everywhere ; e ch c u try m re
le
Di ff
t devel ped i t
w
t ti
Th t the
mt
C hurch
w
t
ti
pr
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lly
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me
g
i
t
thr
ugh
ut
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ter
ur
pe
due
the
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d i ff
t
f
i
t
f
ct
em ti g fr m
fu t i
ti
he d R me
The C l vich rd w
de ce d t f the M ch rd
d w
i re lity m erely
c llecti f m ch rd i
m e e c h f which erved t pr duce
fr
Th
d
h ree
i t l ter
t
f
ur
te
; while i
Cl i h d
impr ved f rm e ch key h d t w tri g
d
h
Agric
l
h
w
cl
vic
rd
rg
Vi d
d
g
keyb rd pr vided with the letter u ed i t bl ture
f
the e i trume t t rti g fr m F bel w G m t
which i h w by d uble f ; i t mit the l w f h rp
peculi r f rm f
b
d i lettered t h u g g
s

a s ona

an

a s na

as

s o

an

a s

ns

n a

no a

on

an

er en

u r es

no a

er en

c o u n r es

an

un

or

ss

sa

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n a n

ono

on o

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,

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1 48

di g
ig ify re t
h rt li e
g ver letter they ig ify te

an

s z

an

e_

f f

an

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no

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no a

as

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as

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as

;
.

M I N ST RE i s
.

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sT

MA Y S CHU

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C H, B V

T a bl a tur e s
A M i im i
tr ke with cr k
A S emimi im
qu ver h t w cr k
A Fu
e m iqu ver h three cr k ;
n

s a s

ou r

oo

s a , ou r s

as

oo

as

oo

a nd s o on.

ep r te l l h i mi im
mimi im
d
fu ; but Agric l d ther j i the cr k by h ri
t l li e
thu givi g t
ucce i
f qu rter
eighth te the ppe r ce f little hurdle
It w cu t m ry t write the D i c t i t h
d
treble p rt f rg
cl vich rd
T
h

mu ic
li e t ve b ve t h
l f
T
b
t bl ture ; d
the t ve the t bl ture
g
;
ig were tt ched t l e ge which fter i t h t
w rd bec me r u d bl ck te i f ct
S
t
cr tc h et qu ver etc
The r t thi g w
tice b ut e rly l l t bl ture
f
i the
vertic l li e dr w right thr ugh them
fte exte di g b ve the t ve
d
l
if the writer w determi ed th t th ere B i :
h uld be
p ibility f mi t ke b ut
me ure Thi li e did w y with t h ece ity
th
t
f c ur e the m der
f the p
d i
f the
t
li e O
the
b
f the f w excepti
vertic l li e i i the rg t bl ture f Ar ld S chlick
l
de
cribed
by
it
er
i
p
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t
h
4
5

whic h h ve b li e
The ly d t u ed i th t f perfecti which m ke
it
te threef ld
we y i cre e Th D t
it
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S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
F l (3 IO
.

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Agri cola Orga n Score 152 9


,

The

s a me

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5

T a bl a tur e s
d t

b ve the d uble b t i dic te repetiti ; d


w
h ll
th t d t u der te were u ed l ter f
ther bject
O b erve the d uble clef i
the t ve G d dd
Thi w very c m m
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d i
it will be ticed th t t h ere
three clef
D b

d C ; while i
hi
dd G
c re he
a
?
give
clef t e rly every li e I t will
be ticed th t i the t bl ture he d e
t
th
me letteri g
Vi d
but
the
Guid
i
l
d
g
letteri g the l we t ct ve bei g i c pit l t h
middle ct ve m ll letter
highe t te
d th
d uble letter
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h w i the di c t p rt f the
t bl ture by tr ke thr ugh the l wer t il f te
i b r f ur
d ve f Agric l
rg
G
t bl ture ; d th ugh he d e
t
y
N
t
it i pr b ble t h t the tilted ig i t h
ther p rt i dic te gr ce te We h ll
th t
M ce expl i
h w the e gr ce
te
be pl yed
t
t h lute

Agric l give
imil r t bl ture f
i gle v iced
i trume t uch
v ri u ki d f V i l d
th
vi li ; but i t h e m h u e t h m e letter
i l
V
i g
Vi d
i
d
e
the
rg
the T bl t
f
g
l we t ct ve u derli ed the h igh e t ver
li ed whic h mu t h ve g e f t w rd preve ti g
m
rg i t fr m ddi g t h vi li
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i
h
m
t
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l
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p
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t
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w
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p
thi f t h e e cie t pr ctiti er were je l u f t h
o s

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as

on ,

no

use

an

on a n

a s

no

o a s

no

no

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no

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as a

a u re

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e

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
e cr chme t f th
their w
f ther tr de
d like the Briti h w rk m
f t d y i
i ted th t
e c h m h uld tick t h i w i tru m t d t
e r extr p y by pr cti i g
t h er i h i lei ure

y M rley w h
h ur
T h Fre ch
J l
y
m ter
were
ge
er
lly
cc
u
ted
gre
t
f P
eld
ever
w
uld
pr
ck
th
r
le
m
t t
they pl yed th e m m uc h le reve l ythi g
t t h t h r ug h u der t
di g f t h i tru m e t
We give ex mple t ke fr m f w t bl ture ly
with their tr l ti
Hu dred f t bl ture b k
f
d libr rie
exi t i the mu eum
AB h
E ur pe but th
e
tri
ged
i
trume
t
f
A t g ph
l l e ily tr
l
ted
the
writer
t
i
T bI
th
r
rely
give
tu
i
g
t
which
they
refer
t b k
S ever l f the e b k
u u lly exhibited
t the public i
the m u ic c e f t h Ki g Libr ry i
the Briti h M u eu m m g t t h em bei g c py f t h
t bl ture b k f A m erb c h predece r f S eb ti
B ch
rg i t f S t Th m
Leip ig Th i c py
bel ged t B ch d c t i h i ut gr ph
A the
rg i t repre e ted i t bl ture t the
i terv l he c u ed t
u d but the rg key b
pre ed
the lute i t repre e ted the
Lt
h h d t pl ce
tri
g
which
d fret
T bl t
pr duce the required e ff ect ;
h i ger t
g ve ri e t cert i the retic l di ffi cultie
d thi
th
wh ich were verc m e i pr ctice
u fretted
f w key
vi li
lut by pl yi g ly i
d
th
i
i
xpl
i
i
g
lute
t
bl
ture
bliged
i
h
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g
n

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an

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en

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n,

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an

an

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un

on

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a n n

on

on

a
,

T abl a t ur e s
ck wledge th t B ethiu y th t t e c
t
be divided i t t w e m it e ; yet the fret f the lute
d Vi d
divide it i t t w emit e
g
Th
pr mi e t e pl i w y the di ffi culty t h i
T
t
l
l l pr ctic l pur
me future ti m e F
Di ffi lt i
p e theref re the lute w tu ed i wh t f T i g
w
k w
equ l temper me t ll the
emit e bei g m de equ l
the m der pi
d it m ttered
f rte d rg
thi g whether the

chr m tic i ter l were c lled h rp


t ; i
the t bl ture they
i m ply emit e
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curi u
fu i
f
me cl ture whereby t h h rp
i
etc were c f u ded with the t
etc
d
c
mp
iti
i
;
f
m
g
three t w
d t be
d
d Nm
h rp while i t t ic tri d c i ted f d i
l t
b
d
h
rp
g
b

t
g
The E gli h d Fre ch lute i t u u lly drew i
li e t repre s e t the i pri cip l tri g f their
i trume t ; while the b
tri g wh ic h
E
h
i
were ut ide the eck d t h eref r c uld
d
ly be pl yed pe were tu ed t the
F
h
d t c c le f C
d were repre e ted
L t
with
i the t bl ture by t h letter
T bl t
m re tr ke g i t it t h tw l we t
tri g bei g repre e ted by t h gure 4 d 5
Fig
p
3
(
d gure
Gerle give t h e m it e by letter
the j i t f the h d the pri ciple f the Guid i
to

no

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S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
h d d the t bl ture i rr ged fter the pict ri l
h d which h tw ig t e c h j i t
A there were ever l w y
f tu i g the i upper
tri g it w
ce ry f the pl yer t k w r t
wh t tu i g w i te ded f
p
rticul
r
y
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t
bl
ture
dded
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thi
w
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f
ld
f th
me c lled the
letteri
tri
the
g
p
g
T bl t
d
r t fret b the ec d
ther
;
c lled the pe i g tri g the r t fret t h ec d
d
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g i
M ce
6 the third
c ll t h pe tri g th r t fret b the ec d by
d
peculi rly h ped
t y
d k ; h expl i
th t h u e y i te d f i
Th m
t extr rdi ry letteri g i t h t f V i d g
h
w
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p
h
expl
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ed
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h
bli d m th ugh h d e
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P
d h i gr ve t
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b t d i hi d y
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I the ye r 4 7 3
th
eve f the c ver i
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an

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a nd

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on

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ns

on

as

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s on

os

til e o
es t P r a ct i ca l

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been kn ow n t o lza ve been i n t il e

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16 7 6.

wh o h a d

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ha

as

cl k T n ty
w
m k bl v ws
c ns s t t c nt m l t n c nc
nt
ct v
n s n w l l st n t n
t t s ll n v t
n t nt t t ss

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of

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gro

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m ter

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i trume t d f mu ic M ter C r d
lm
P
f
ble de ce t f N uremberg d b r
bli d
wh m m y G d h ve mercy
Agric l ( wh e w rk i i ver e ) m ck t the
ide f bli d m te chi g the t bl ture ; h i li e
m y be thu p r phr ed
If bli d m ter te che
d by le di g them
ppre tice w h
tr y
m ke t h e m l
bli d th ey m u t t be t i hed if
t h ey get l ug h ed t We h ve c pied P l m
t bl ture with ex ct e fr m t h ex m ple give by
Vi d
Fig
d
it
will
be
b
erved
t
h
t
h
t
g (
tr l ti give t h me re ult th t f h i ex m ple
f cl vich rd t bl ture ( p
S tri g
u u lly
u m bered eith er fr m highe t t l we t fr m l we t
t highe t ; b t C
r d P lm u e
ther y tem

He c ll t h l we t tri g t h Gre t Brum m er i


Gre t Gr wler (Vi d g c ll it Gre t P mm i h i
t
l c l di lect) d u m ber the ther fr m
ve

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pe Gre t Bru m mer i m rked by the gure
with t w d t b ve it the t h er pe tri g bei g
h
h w
I
t
t
bl
ture
by t h gure
3 4 5
th
gure t k t h f rm f Z d 5 i i c mplete
N w c me
w h t V i d g c id r
very clever
m
rr geme t but which re ult i the m t h pele
plic ti
I te d f the u u l meth d f letteri g the
t ng t h bli d m
letter t h f t th r t fret h vi g
b
f
ve tri g re pectively begi i g
d
th
wit h the l we t t h ec d fret i lettered f ; g h i k ;
h
t h t h ird I m
d
thr
ugh
t
lp
h
bet
p
Amb s G / i l iii p 4 36
a ll

as

s of

ns

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au
n

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on .

c,

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re s ,

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on s

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s

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s ee , a n

an

a so

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as

as

os

o a

n s an

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
66
Whe he c me t he begi
g i with
m ed by c pit l
etc The Gre t Brummer fret
letter c rre p di g wit h the m ll letter f the
tri g b ve i t thu A F L Q X AA etc The
tu i g u ed i
G t B mm
4
5
n

n n

on

a n

c c,
a

aa,

na

a re

ns

o a

er

ru

rea

the te t ke lph betic lly i te d f pr duci g


i
erie f emit e
ther t bl ture h ve t h
f the
f ll wi g extr rdi ry re ult re m i di g
curi u rder f u d i the e rlie t Greek i trume t l
t ti ( Fig p
a nd

no

on

no a

on

1,

ns
a

one

n a

ns

n o

as

na

ao

s o

n a

if we t ke t h emit e ucce ively fr m t h pe


tri g t h ey pr duce t h f ll wi g rr geme t f
D
letter d g
a

o r,

ss

s s

s an

on

e s

an

n s o

u re s :

&c

c fu i wh ich with ut le gthy expl


w uld be h pele t e de v ur t u r vel
on

s on

ss

6
5

n a

a na

ti

on,

it

M a c e s T a bl a t ur e

f wh m
With reg rd t time v lue the Germ
Agric l d V i d g
repre e t tive
wh t we
d cr
k t ti ;
m y c ll the vertic l li e
V i
d M ce i
while M
Fr ce
i
f
W
d pl ce cr tchet qu ver etc ver
E gl
IZ
the t bl ture t h w the v lue f the letter
be e th them t be g u der t d th t
l
f the
letter with ut te ver them
i the third
time f the l t te th t h ccurred
i which the
fr m M ce ( p
b
f the qu t ti
l t i t be f equ l v lue with the precedi g b i
M ce c ll
qu ver The d t u der letter
them the prick refer t the geri g
prick f
the r t ger t w f the ec d
M ce de cribe ftee
v rietie f gr ce te
ccurri g i the lute t bl ture c lli g them C uri
itie
d i iti
i
refere ce t the d r
G
i g
f y ur pl y
The h k i m rked
N
t
with d t bef re letter ; it i f v ri u

ki d
erve h ke he c
t
f which the

he y
I h ve h d cc i t bre k
m ke f
b th m y rm
The b t h w by vertic l li e bef re letter d
the b k f l l h w by c mm bef re the letter
i b r
f the ex mple were
emit e
d tw
b ve t h pri cip l te d m de by with dr wi g the

left h d ger fr m the tri g with twitch fter


triki g with the right imil r t t h left h d pi ic t
vi li c mp er f the pre e t
f Fre ch
d Belgi
It i h rdly ece ry t g i t det il f the
d y
a

o a an

un

an

o s

ar

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an

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v a u es

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on

use

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in

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an

a o

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as

on

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I

an

an

an

an

a s on

an

a nn o

sa

or,

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
gr ce c lled the lur the lide the p i g the ti g
the d ble d i gle reli h ; the l t gr ce he m
l
ti i the
ft d l ud pl y i dic ted by
equiv le t t the It li expre i f d p He
h
c ll it
gre t d g d gr ce
t
er
y
t p t
i
The Fre ch pl yer u ed b tt
s

ons

a s s ag es ,

an

as

t r em bl e me n ts , ma r tel enze n ts ,

a tte

me n ts

"
2 2 7 2 0 7 652 36 3

c ha r

r
a
ce
s
,
g

so

an

or s a e vo x

d d ou c i ss e me n ts ,

m es

o :

ei ne n s

en

as an

s s ons

oo

an

er,

as

an

so

s n

an

ou

me n ts

r a v i ss e

d Pret riu
etc
give
g

imil
r
li
t
f It li
gr
ce
which
give
N it :
v riety t the c cert d ple ure d
delight t the he rer
The lute w u d ubtedly
cultiv ted t
high pitch f perfecti
d th e w h
h ve he rd it pl yed
well u der t d the ch rm it
p e ed i the d y whe few key were u d d
the p werful rche tr d rg
f rte
d m der pi
h d
t yet
erted their pre e m i e ce
The vi l were u u lly i i p rt
d
che t f
d t w tr ble
vi l c t i ed t w b e t w te r
the
upperm
t
vi
l
vi
li
p
rt
bei
g
V 1
c lled t h e di c t Th eir t bl ture i
E gl
d d Fr ce i
the me pri ciple th t
f the lute ;
umber f li e
dr w equiv le t t
the umber f tri g
pl ced
them
d letter
t i dic te the fret
the emit e f the
f the vi l
vi li F the vi li thi w
i m ple e ugh l g

ly t h r t p iti
m de
f it mu t
w
h ve h d i t i c ve ie ce whe the pl yer wi h ed t
bt i
di ffere t e ff ect by h ifti g Th vi li t bl

ture
g ve w y t t h
Fre ch vi li
f the
r an c

no

ass

on a n

o s

ass

10 8

an

an

a n

n.

a n

s o on

on

an

or

use

1 58

as

on

on

on

as

use

no

an

ano o

as

or

as

on

os

a re

an

no s

an

sa

s o

or

a s on
a

n s

se

on

an

an

s x

os

os

an

an an

o s

an

on , a n

a an

as

as

an

ca n

ss

an

os s

on

an

W ind I n s t ru m e n t T a bl a t ur e s
-

clef

which the G w pl ced the middle li e f

li e t ve while the l wer i trume t u ed the


lt te r d b clef The E gli h vi li i t u ed
t pre e t
the rdi ry treble clef
The wi d i trume t l h d their t bl ture f
which w give ex mple ( Fig
p
They were
d th
divided i t di c t lt te r b
W
d
i
t bl ture f u ded the h le t be pe ed
I t
h
t
the
u
d
emitted
w
t
me
f
(
)
l l th ugh i t
tr l ti
tur lly v rie
with the pitch f the v ri u i trume t
t
Thu if l l the h le were cl ed
di c t
ute
de cribed by V i d g t h re ulti g u d w
the l w G i the ex m ple ( Fig
wh ile if ll the
h le f te r ute were cl ed t h re ult w D ;
me i
d th
b
ute w uld re ult i g mut
G The pe i g f the l we t h le w i dic ted by
t h gure
A
the di c t E
the
; it re ulted i
te r d l w A the b
There were
key
the ute d the geri g w c mplic ted Thu the
highe t f required t h t h umb h le h lf pe the 6 th
t
h
i
t
h
d
d
d
fully
pe
d
c
le
give
t
;
4
3
8 53
by le gthy umberi g uc h 8 6 4 3
etc Th e e
c tr cted i t the tr ge
8 54 3
f rm h w i the di gr m It will be ee th t here
g i there i
regul r c le rder uch
w uld
expect ; the umber d gure pr ceed cc rdi g t
t cc rdi g t t h i terv l
the h le
The It li lute t bl ture w m de the pri ciple
d fret by li e
f exhibiti g the tri g
d umber
in

v e-

as

no

o,

as s

na

ns

n o

no

on

as

an

n n

no

on

an

2 n

s s

an

1,

a n

no

an

s an
I

on

S9

1,

an

a s one

a s

1,

n o

n,

on

e s

as

an

on

an

as

as

as

as

s an

a re

s no

so

no

u r es

Is

as

'

on

ass

ns ru

an

an

ass

n s

os

sa

or

on a

no

ns

un

os

an

e sa

na

as

on

a ns a

ass

no

o,

12

n s s

on

so

a so

as a

an

n s

n s

an

ns

an

on

on

n s an

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
but it c mplic ted m tter by
it were tur i g
the tri g up ide d w th t i t h l we t li e f
the t bl ture repre e ted th h igh e t tri g
It l i
f the lute ; the
pe
tri
g
were
h
w
L t
t
by
the
fret
by
the
gure
4
3
T bl t
The t bl ture publi hed i
c u try h d
t
be tr l ted f public ti i
ther
if they
were b k i di ff ere t l gu ge
i t bl
O rg
mu ic whether writte
t ve
ture w c lled rg t bl ture Thu b k rece tly
exhibited
i the Ki g Libr ry publi hed t
O g
Ve
ce
by
A
t
d
G
549
M i
i ti g f li e Fre ch vi li
d i
nd
li e b
t ve i c lled I t b l t
O g

w
T bl t
d O g
d the w rd
T bl t
wh
u ed i t h me w y i Germ y
W i tt i
Th
It li lute t bl ture by umber
St ff
w
i
tr
duced
i
t
S
p
i
i
8
by
N
53
Ntt
b e f the Vihuel
guit r It i fully
de cribed i S p i h by C er e di Berg m
prie t
d mu ici
f the R y l C h pel t N ple i
6 3 wh
expl i th t m u ic w uri hi g very
mm a little i
f
S
p
i
wi
g
the
de
rth
t
E ? te ch er d writer ; d t h t h vi g
T bl t
h
tr
velled
much
th
t
c
u
try
f
u
d
i
i t Sp i
m y y u g m (M
b )
xi u t
f
le r w h c uld t d
w t f m ter t h
pr ctiti er bei g u ble t te c h Hi b k i
c mplete tre ti e me ured mu ic d f t bl ture
he y
T d v there
tw
rt f t bl ture i
o

an

as

n n

u e

a u re

a ns a

oo

an

as

an

ni

en

ev e n

en

a nO,

ar

an

n o

c on

an

s x

o a

a ur

u ra

as

a n

a no ,

n a

oo

or

an

e c

as

n on i o

s a

an

as

e sa

on

v e-

a no

ass

a u re

an

in

s s

us c

ca

an

an

on

n o ne

or

1, 2

ar

o a i on

or

an

an s

an o

on

or

on

a ns

a n

as

an

an

n o

a n

an

a n,

sa

s :

no

on

o-

on

so

na

an

or

as

a re

1 60

o so

an

an
s

oo

as

a n ce os

en

a u re

o, a

n 1

B a rba r o u s T abl at ur es
d the ther fr m ; th t
t rti g fr m er
fr m er bei g m t c mm
The tri g h ve t be
t uched cc rdi g t the umber
ig ifyi g
pe
tri g ;
the r t fret ;
the ec d ; d
Time i me ured by te f t g t pl ced ver
the t bl ture but thi
ly d e f th e w h k w
t g
t ;
the ther w y i by ig
The
ig he give
the me i pri ciple
th e f
Agric l d V i d g i
upright li e f
emi
breve
uprigh t li e with cr k f
mi im with
tw
cr k f
emimi im d
th ugh they
lightly di ff ere t i f rm P i t pl ced e r the
i
umber h w the geri g
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or

or

or

os

as

ns

n a

as

or

as

no a

ou s

or

a s on , a n

so

an

or

an

ca

o,

u re

eor e

o,

an

as

as

ev e n

r ea

ave 0

as

no

na

on

no

sa

n o s

or

or

i s

an

ss n

or

ain

in

on

no

v e- i n

as

on

one
,

an

as

asso

on

as

n,

an

on

a ns

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
Germ

the

the

a ns

Ch i a ve d i

Vi ol i n S chl il s s el ,

by the It li

a nd

a ns

v i ol i n o.

xcept by E gli h c thedr l c mp er it h bee


th
r rely u ed f the treble v ice i ch ru

pr
clef C the r t li e bei g u ed f thi
purp e i Germ c re t th i d y ; but f
l it
d
w
freque tly u ed f the te r pr
lt
v ice Y t it h
the C ti e t lw y bee
id
d m re
i trume t l th
v c l clef
f
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f
ur
l
wer
li
e
y
thu
S p n M zz S p n
Alt
Tn
E

an s

as

on

on

ns

as an

a no,

so

or

an

n c on

an as a

an

on

or s o o s

n a

s es

as

no

or

as

er e

on

os

os

or

a no

so

n s

s :

ra

o.

ra

o.

o.

o r.

u ed f S pr
lt
r v ice ; f
d te
V i l cell tr m b e
d b
the
i
l d keyed
rche
tr
It
freque
tly
ccur
i
Th C
i
trume
t
mu
ic
uch
H
del
Cl f
cert B ch rg w rk
d the wh le
f the right h
d
d t ve f the f rty eight Prelude
fugue w rigi lly writte with the
pr
clef

wh ile t h C l vier U b g w pri ted with the lt


d
treble clef
E gli h c t h edr l c m p er g ve up the
f the

i
pr
f v ur f t h treble clef b ut t h
d
f t h eightee t h ce tury
It i u ed i B yce
c th edr l m u ic
ex m pl but i Ar ld
f
f the w rk publi hed i
c ti u ti
the G clef
79
i u ed f
the treble v ice
It
vi l

o a

is

or

o on

a no ,

o,

on

no

an

a.

an

o,

a s s o on s

n o

ns

os

as o

a no

so

en

on

un

or

os

an

an

a no

or

use o

so

as

on

con

an

as

an

na

an

an

or

72

e,

n 1

0,

no

Ba r

l in e s

rece t time the G clef h bee u ed f treble


lt
te r v ice ; f the
d m re rece tly till f
t
l t th
te
be u g
ct ve
l wer th writte
d the clef i theref re
M d m
u
f t
metime d ubled thu
prec uti
ci
very ece ry where m re th f ur p rt
u ed d
excelle t guide t the eye f the
re der i
l rge v c l c re A imil r d ubli g f
the G clef ccur i C P E B ch D i I l i t i
d
Wi i t
t
w
the
ute
p
rt
h
w
th
t
i
t
775
ute
t
be u ed The F clef w
metime
pl ced the m iddle li e d c lled the B rit e clef
The b li e th ugh u ed i the t bl ture b lutely
d with the m der
regul rly
me i g Th B
ly gr du lly crept t V ce p rt beg

i g t ppe r there b ut
It w t
r t irregul rly pl ced t h ugh there i meth d i the
irregul rity f it d e
ccur i the h ph rd
t

m er f the l d
c re
cr
the m y li ed
t ve
The irregul ritie d t re ult
might expect
i
lter ti
pecie fr m d uble t triple
f ti m e
I
triple time they c i t i pr duci g
ixf ld
f
i ef ld i te d f threef ld b by th mi i
b
li e
d i
duple time the ly irregul rity
Th w d
b
st cc s i M l y s I d i 59 7
d
i
f
i
h
di
n
t
l
y
s
s
c
n
s
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l
s
6
d
h
m
T
7
p
q
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p
i
h s c nd
d t h i d p ts f t h i s w k
d th
g l ly b
gh
h s t p t b in g n b
t th s i
d
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o,

as

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n, a n

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se

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er

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s

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on

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no

ns

t e
,

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on s

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ne

as a

os s

az a

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a r,

or e

u cee

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u e

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or

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c on

nt r o u ct on ,

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ue

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e o

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a s on e

an

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or

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en

s ra e

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as

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on

on

an

an

e e

a rre

rou

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
it

t pr duce
cc i lly pl ci g b li e
m e ure f t h v lue f
d
h lf the re ult
b
bei g much t h me wh e
c mp er c mme ce
hi
d m ke
fugue with wh le duple b
the
S
wer e ter t the h lf b
th t there w
meth d i t h irregul rity f th rigi l b rri g d
it i p ible th t the c mp er h d er feeli g f
rhythmic l v riety th we h ve d th t they like
their ucce r f the pre e t d y purp ely di pl ced
the pri cip l cce t t by i tr duci g i gle b f
le th the rm l me ure but by le gthe i g the
rm l b
Alth ugh the b i f u d regul rly u ed
thr ugh ut me e rly eve tee th ce tury c mp
iti
t bly f ex mple i C cci i
per
E yd i
publi hed i 6 yet it w
t e t bli hed
u iver lly till the eightee th ce tury Thu i
b k f Du f
lfeggi by Ch i t f i
G d l
publi hed t N ple i 6 9 3
C re
n
i
li
e
f
u
d
eve
educ
ti
l
b
:g
ii
El m t
m M i
w
rk
e
titled
P
i
B li
by Greg ri S t i N ple 68 3 they
b e t th ugh i the me uth r C p c b f
rg
cemb l fter the ubject i give t with ut
b r the re t f the piece i b rred regul rly It w uld
ppe
r
th
t
b
r
were
u
ed
i
N
rth
It
ly
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t
bef
re
they
pe
etr
ted
the
uth
th
f
f C rl
c
mp
t
Ge
u
ld
Pr
c
pe
th
D t
di Ve
publi hed t Ge ev i 6 3
b rred A d h ere we m y tice peculi rity th t
i f u d i much mu ic f thi
ext ce tury i
d the
s s s

in

as

a s ona

no

ur

as

no a

ce,

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ecu i a r

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en or u

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ro z z o ,

r s

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ar o

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ua

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ons

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a r.

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as

e sa

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in

use o

os i i o n s

n os a

a re
s

no

s an

17 4

S y n c o p at i o n
the
fter the l t te f b thu
f the d t
te i t the ext b
The m der
l e gthe i g the
te f the
d m re pr ctic l meth d i t tie the l t
te f the ext b
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t the r t
b
o

use o

n n

an

no

ar

as

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ar

no

a r,

as

a r.

no

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meth d
o

( 5)

meth d ( ) will be f u d i much ld c thedr l


mu ic d i little pu li g t th e u ccu t med t
d there i yet
it
ther cie t w y f tyi g
te
whe the r t i equ l t the ec d by pl ci g white
te the b li e thu

Th e

an

an

no

on

an

a no

a r-

equiv le t t

zz

on

na

os

s o

a no

Pl yf rd i 6 58 c ll y c p ted te uch

d the d t the
the e D rive
te
D i
Prick
d
f perfecti
dditi
He
N
t

l de cribe
tye
h ld t h w P i k f
P f ti
th t
yll ble i t be u g t t w
d V i l mu ic t
i vi li
m re te ;
h w th t
a

no

o ne

no

or

an
I

no

7S

o es ,

as

r v en

on

or

an

an

on

a so

r c

er ec

or
o

on

S t o r y o f No t at i o n
b w
ever l te
t
be pl yed with
Hi
full cl e i i dic ted by the ig
c lled by
p u e I the i etee th editi f h i b k publi hed

f
w
the
edit
r
pe
k
the
tyed
te
i
73
referri g t the m der f rm give i t h
Th
d he l
f
reg
i
g
ex
mple
m
tw
;

N w
ti
velty the tyi g f qu ver
Ty d

"
thu
f
i
te
d
Nt
J J
l
till u ed
time
I
6 58 the circle w
ig but Pl yf rd give e ch time ig
gure
Th u
Perfect f the m re m d 0 ;
f the le
Perfect
m
d
f th
f
Imperfect
the
m
re
m
d
6
;
M d
Imperfect f the le Q
The w rd m d i here u ed i the e e f pr l ti
t the breve
i
referri g t the mi i m
me ure
ig f repetiti i the letter S with d t
Hi
thu
Adlu g i 7 58 pe k f the circle with d t d
circle with li e
r pidly di ppe ri g bei g
ece ry w t h t b r were u iver l ; but the gre t
y i till u ed f
emibreve i t v lue i
C he
the ther time ig ture bei g fr cti
emi
b
f
breve ( equiv le t t C ) etc He y th t the
l wer gure i dic te the ki d t h upper the umber
f
te i b
Pret riu h d i 6 8 pr p ed little
tr ke
weri g t t h b li e
Th
c lled d uble b h bee i
fr m the
no

os

0,

no

en

a so

an

. N

ns

o e

n 1

n,

us

oo

no

as

ne

o n

ons

on O

n n

o ne

a re

as s

as a

s :

ss

oo

oo

ss

no

or

on

oo

oo

oo

ns

n a

o a

on ,

as

o s

no

ssa

sa

a r,

as

s s

no

n a

a ns

s o-

sa

a r-

ar

17 6

as

sa

a s
a

os

un

n a

on s o

n 1

an

sa

or

a r.

na

or

use

F r e n c h N a m e s o f No t e s

e rlie t time it i the re t which m rk the d f


c m plete peri d d i c ev l w ith t h
Th
ther re t A it d e t m rk the d f
D bl :
me ure d
c mplete peri d r rely
B
e d with c mplete me ure the d uble
t
f
ccur
ccurred i
p
r
b
d lw y h
y
me ure
The repetiti d t ppe r very e rly i i trume t l
mu ic ; we
ex m ple i t h t bl ture ( p
whe ce they were i c rp r ted i t t h t ff
R p t i ti
f
y tem F the repetiti
Pl i
g
D t
p ge t h R m gure I I w u ed
i the Kyrie
t be u g t h ree ti m e
111 if it w

m t
ig c lled p u e i E gl d
Th
F
ppe r very e rly i b t h m e ured mu ic
Th
t
i dic te dwelli g
d t bl ture
P
te bey d i t
rm l v lue it h ever
ch ged i t h pe
U der the i ue ce
f the t bl ture the l d
m
d Pr l ti
plic ted y te m f M d Ti m e
gr du lly di ppe red we h ve ee ; d Pr l ti
bec me Pr p rti
Ti m e ; the e m ibreve bec me the
fu d m e t l te t h mi i m t h h lf te the cr tchet
d th e e
the qu rter te d
the m e
;
t h ey w h ve i Germ y Fre c h mu ici
l ki g
their h pe
m e th
te
t
a bl h

t
h
w
ile
t
h
ey
pply
w
rd
t
h
i
h
h
t
(
J
J
the h k f the qu ver) J d bl
d It li
h ;
mi im
the l d L ti
me S m i b
mi
s

an

s :

no

en

en

ou

as

an

as

as

an

as

as

o s a

at

an

on

an

s ee

e s

on

a ns on

n a

n o

on

or

o a

ns

ar o

o s

assa

as

er

an

no

on

an

n o r e,

an

on

as

on o r

an

so

an

c roc

an

an

na

on

an

no

no

on

o a

na

a ns

a re

ons

co

o a

as

oo

no

no

as

no

as

n a

no

sa

or

ause

n,

as

a a

an

r an a e,

oo

a nc

c r oc

e,

oo

use

na

17

ou

e c r oc

r ev e,

an

a,

a ns

se

S t o ry

N o t a t io n

Attempt h ve bee m de
i
Americ
d f l te t
the Germ
d E gl
meth d f me cl ture
the gr u d th t it i
ill gic l t c ll the chief te h lf h t ( emibreve )
i
f
whe
wh le h rt l g
the
; but
ttempt h ve t met with y gre t ucce
The i ue ce f the t bl ture pr duced c ict
d i m per
betwee the ry d pr ctice i perfecti
f ti
which e ded i the
f me ure
Th
gr du l di ppe r ce f the circle
t
me
S
g
ture
w
h le th e b k
m 1e u ed
Ci l
t v ri u time t
i dic te Imperfect M d
w bec m e
Imperfect Time d Imperfect Pr l ti
the S ig f the me ure f the emibreve the b f
tw
emibreve
mi im
f ur cr tch t i v lue ;
d the
h pe f t h br ke circle i c ju cti
with the f ct th t duple i the m t freque t ki d
f ti m e g ve ri e t
the me C mm Time i
E gl
d
Thu 3 ig ie th t the b i t the emibreve
three i t t w ; i ther w rd it i t be th ree h lve
f
emibreve
t h ree mi im
th t i t
E pl
i t be
i
t
three
qu
rter
f
3
4
f
t
em
breve
three
cr
tchet
th
t
t
g
M d m
t
i eigh th
f
m ibreve
be
e
i
Ti m
3
qu
ver
th
ug
h
i
rithmetic
d
there
;
;
ig
2
i
c mplete di ff ere ce i the cce tu ti
f b r thu repre e ted
l l m u ici
k w But
th
di ffere ce f cce tu ti were t S h w
i m ply i th S eve tee th ce tury d we d $1 pl ced

m i n i ma ,

ma

c ro

an

or

an

sa

na

an

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s

one

on

on

on

ar

as

or

s :

s :

as

s o

is

s x-

a s

s x

n a

as

17 8

on

a ns

no

no

an

os

a s

ns

n o

e_

na

ar O

e s

a na

i on

on , n o

oo

or

en a

as

r0

o a

as

or

an

or

an

on

an

ar

rc e

ss

on

as

so

on

ec

or

n use

a re

an

on

no

an

use

on

no

n no

an

no

s em i croma

an

on

so

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F l (3

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d o uc

S t o r y o f No t a t i o n
where the e e

the mu ic require
i te d f g
d
f
the e c mp er th ugh they felt the
cce t h d t yet rrived t i dic ti g it d were
till m re le u der the i ue ce f the m d d
pr l ti
Kircher i 6 5 give
ly t w time

ig
yi g M u ic l time i
thi g el e th
cert i determi ed qu tity f le er te c t i ed
i
breve
emibreve I t i d uble perfect d
imperfect ; perfect time i h w by circle d i di
c te th t e ch breve i equ l t three emibreve
thu 0 ; but whe thi S ig EEi pl ced t the b
gi i g f t h
g it i dic te th t the breve i
imperfect d equ l t t w emibreve
The qu re d l e ge t ti died h rd I
b k f m tet by C rl Gui eppe S R m
pri ted
i
67
qu re breve
t M il
w d pe
Sq
l e ge emibreve
The S ig
d mi im
ture
C 3 i dic te th t the me ure
:2: g
f tw
f tw
i
t
d
tted
breve
N t:
breve ( imperfect me ure ) e ch f which
bei g d tted c t i three e m ibreve
d thi
i
b r e t by t h b rri g If uch m e ure exi ted
I the
w we h uld i dic te it by f
P i
by
i
T
M
b
ch
pel
m
ter
t
N
ple
635 w
J
d qu re
te d b r ; t h w rd f Je u
give bl ck t ti which w
b lete t th t time
except f pl i
g d the lig ture th t ccur
c ed t t w
te A l te
67 6 i
b k f
d c
c t t
ett by L g i we d t h l d
bl ck t ti u ed t S h w y c p ti
the three
an

on :

so

ns

sa

or

nn n

s on

an

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an

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na

an

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a no,

an

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no
.

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as

180

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on ,

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as

as

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on

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0,

an

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an

s an

no

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on

oo

no

ns

an

a n

ss

os

or

ons

o a

no

or

of

ns

a re

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e

E ur y di c e
9
equiv le t t
time b r bei g ted thu O
0
but where there l
i
y c p ti
F
0
b th te
white 0
But the
l lig ture
qu re t ti
d the t w
te
were t yet d m ed We d them i full
i
i
F
G d
P
m pri ted t Vie
7 5
i
d g i
e rly ixty ye r l ter i the E mpl
M
pp
by
Gi
mb
tti
t
rti
i
which
i
t
i
t
gg
h
bee referred t
p
ll i t
I
it i curi u t
C cci i E y d i
writte t i S i gle l e ge h ped emiqu ver
th
tr ke thr ugh ever l te which E y di
were u ed i the t bl ture did t yet
bt i i v ice ( p
S metime
m y
thirty i e uch emiqu ver ccur
yll ble d
th
c m p er mu t h ve give ple ty f ti m e t t h
writi g d w f h i c mp iti
Th t the i
i
e ce f writi g umber f l e ge h tily w e rly
felt i h w by c mp iti
f D uf y i the B dlei
publi
hed
i
f
c
i
m
ile
by
M
F
R
( 4
J
S t i er where the l e ge bec me
pe tri gle t
ve time L e ge te
till u ed i the hym
b k f the R ef rmed D utch C hurch
I
eve tee th d eightee th ce tury i trume t l
mu ic it w
t i dic te
t u c mm
I
i t
c lled c m m ti m e with l rge
d three
m
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ig e r m u ly i cre ed i
umber duri g t h c ur e f the i etee th ce tury
wi g t the r pid devel pme t f the e m ti l ide
f i
trume t l mu ic d the i m pr veme t f i t
me t e peci lly f the pi f rte N t ll the ig f
expre i u ed by eightee th ce tury c mp er h ve
bec me u iver l F i t ce C uperi i tr duced
ki d f i verted p u e A t i dic te th t t h pl yer
w
t
lightly del y bef re triki g the te which
h
di ppe red fr m
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the
u derli ed t cc t
d t h vertic l li e u ed by We t
p h l t i dic te t h phr i g ; but the e h ve t yet
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We mu t w g b ck f
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k
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uccumb
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t ti
It will h ve bee
ticed th t we h ve f

que tly u ed t h expre i


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c ecti with t ti
The mu ic f the Greek
C hurch did
t devel p
the m e li e
th t f
the We ter C hurch ;
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chr m tic tetr ch rd whic h i till
f it
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ti , C hri ti
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k
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the E ter C hurch i lw y u g


m
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p
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ig u ed i
t ti i
ct ve re lly repre e t thirty
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d
t the twelve equ lly tempered
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perh p it will be cle rer if we
f
t
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h
th
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rietie
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d i
C h pter I I
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d
t
ly the e fe ture
but t h m de f cie t Greek m u ic
be he rd
b th i Greece d tr ge t y m g the pe
t
f Britt
y
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devel ped t i
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mu ici
rejecti g l l but the
di t ic
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p
c le pplied t it the c m bi ti
de
m h
d built
cribed
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cie
t
Greek
writer
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up y tem r t f rg um th e f di c t
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d h rm
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t
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ti
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pr ctic l ece ity ; the E ter mu ici
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ly c m p r tively rece tly i tr
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th
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d
d h rm
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f
ce turie fter it w f rg tte i the We t i t l t
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g
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t
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f Ge rge P hym e
wh ich w
publi h f the r t time m y be c idered i pite f
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f the m
t i tere ti g th t w p e
th
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ubject
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r t h lf f which
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pri ciple f m der m u ic h d lre dy t ke tr g
r t i ce the eleve th ce tury h d pr duced Guy f
f
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the tr diti
cie t mu ic were till livi g
m g t the Greek ;
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imit ted c pied by M uel B y i m y be
the li k betwee t h
cie t d m der
d
id
ep ch
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i
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f the
pre e t d y It i
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h
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degree Here we h ve direct utc me f the pri ciple
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by their fell w mu ici
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tur lly
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be et f the ff pri g f h i mi d He d e t m ke
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me
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d rejected
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i dividu l ugge ti
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lph bet d f m re u iver l
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m u ici
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th
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t
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A R
A nP t
Abyss n ns
Acc n t s 5 5
Acc nt l s
ls
x
Aln
l nt 3
A cl
n t bl
t 5 l t bl t 5
SS
Al b t c l n t t n m A S
Alt s l t 3
A
n t t n t bl s
5 3S
Amb s n ymns 3
t bl t b k 5
Am
A
An nym s
7
M I NO

a ro

id e

I 36

ro ,

i ia

Ari s tox enus , 1 6 , a nd note e nha r


mo i , 2 3 ; o a e p e i e , 2 6
om a
o f o i ce , 30 ; o n
o a
p
i o , 33

k ey of, 3 1

ie

14 0

n ot

ru e

ed , 1 4 2

ye t

d u g, 1 7 6
[Eo i a
ro p e ,
6
gri o a , 14 8 , 1 4 9 ;
u re , 1 1 ; v i o
a

o rga

0r a

o a

o, 1

i o fro

o a

io

u re -

oo

No 4
NO 7
i ph o a r , 44 ;

ui do , 8 7
45;
p o ro ph a , 6 0 ; o f

An t n y
G s
A st
A c yt s
A st s Q
A st tl Ps
I 94

2 2

40

10 7

ua

po i i o

re e

o f,

hu r h ,

ra u

as a

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.

u se

11

11

11

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a r us e o

c e

a r,

use o

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n

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a u re

u o, 1

a n or

eca rre , 1 1 7

45

P ro s d os ci mu s

B
57

d e,

I 33 , 1 3 4

C n
ccid n t l s 4

erga mo ,
a

ru

as a

ecu

el d e ma n di s ,

n ote ,

ua

e de ,

19

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1 0 ;

or

ro u

c m st n
G k C c BB
B

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u i nt il i a nu s , 3 ,
3 0 , 36 , 4 8
ri
o e,
eu d o , 1 1 4

ri

11

ac i

I 35

an

11

l yp i us , 3 , 3 0 ;
3 3 a n? 3 : I
ro i a
h

erba ch s a
a
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1,

to

ph a
63

r u

a u re ,

nc
ct v s c s
ct n ss v s
nt
A ims 4
A ni ns
A si s d t h s i s 37
B LA T igi n f 9 7 6
B q d t m
q d m
4
d
c
lf 4
5 4
B t nd m
sd
4
5 4
c
lf 4
B
li
fG l f
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g
7
B ck f ll 57
B n ds m di v l 47
B

st f h w d 73
B lin s
s
h t bl t
34 i
49
73 74
B i t n cl f 7 3
B ss c n t i n 8 3
B ss s b ss 39
B t 3 7 38
n m n t 57
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111

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Bl ck n t n c t m n t n C cl m ty 33 k y s
sy n c t n
t
s nt
7
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B t nn t t n 7
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of

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a u re , 1

o e, 1 1 7

i h o rd , 14 8

a i e re
o a i o , 2 06
ef , 8 3 , 9 3 ; i n
a
a u re
o d er
a m e o f, 1 7 1
for
o f, 1 1 ; p ro p o e d
i o o f, 1 9 9
C l e n i d es , 9 ; d e cri p i o o f

1 ;

a ri o u

o i

od e

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ime

100 , 10

a ga i

p
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rye nn i u s , 1 9

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as

3 , 4 , 6 3, 6 7
a n d n ot e, 2 7 , 2 9 , 4 6
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re o
m u i o f, 1 9 2 , n ote
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p ea a

re i 0 r
re e , 9 , 9 7 , 1 3 8
th e
m o h e r of a l l o h er o e , 1 3 7
i n a a u re , 1 4 8
re i
a era ,
9 8 ; e rec a , 1 19 ;
o a

ir

180

fo r t h e,

io

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12

6;

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i ga

u re , 10 2

i i

11

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or

6, 9

o o u r , 1 10 , 1 1 2

16

o o u re d

i m e ig

a
i i E n rya z ee, I 7 4 , 1 8 1 , I 8 3
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o ferm o , u m ea u re d , I 3 6
a
u
r us,
co
p os i tu s , 9 2
l

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ra
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s
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,
9 1,
g
p
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i i , 1 1 3 p er
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a rre d , 1 4
u i
u
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a er a ,
hi i p o f, 1 3 2 , 1 3 3
ag e,
o f, p ro p o e t o re
a
er o f
d u e th e u
ef , 2 0 2
u ed a s a

as

o a

io

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3 3 ; re i ed , 6 2
e ph a i u , 6 0 ;

2 12

e of

io

o a

h a d ea , I
he of i o ,
hi a e d i i o i
h i e e, 2 , 1 1
h ord u e d
1 8 n ot e
h ro m a i ge
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e co

th e p i

du u
fu i o

a,

12

of

o e

ro

a nd

pe

9;

od e

o, 1

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u h
cu i a e d

h o rd , 3
erp o i
, 9 1
i n E g a d,

1 12

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e r ed

ig

au e
p

a k er , 1 1 1 , 1 2 0

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