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Neumes meaning

plural of neume

Using Neumes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of neume
  • In the example corpus, neumes often appears in combinations such as: the neumes, neumes of, neumes and.

Context around Neumes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

compound 1× ornamental 1× notation 1× note 1× various 1× byzantine 1×

Often after:

representing 1× soon 1× presents 1× relating 1×

Sentence patterns with Neumes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

allowed the neumes to give 1× and ornamental neumes 1× between these neumes in manuscripts 1× but other neumes soon developed 1× interpreting the neumes of sankt 1× many compound neumes and ornamental 1× music notation neumes 1× notation byzantine neumes always indicate 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

contains a guide 1× hoppin 1978 p 1× in his posthumously 1× in his third 1× notes as pitch 1× one note two 1×

Common sentence endings:

and laon notation 1× and ornamental neumes 1× and the melody 1× as the direction 1× chapter by chapter 1× dr jan vollaerts 1×

Words around Neumes

Just before it in the word index:

neumeier 8 neume 3 neumayr 3 neumatic 2 neumarkt 2 neumark 7

Just after it in the word index:

neumeyer 2 neumora 2 neuner 6 neung 2 neunzert 2 neupane 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Neumes

  • In this selection, "neumes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, compound, ornamental, notation, representing, soon and presents stand out and add context to how "neumes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allowed the neumes to give and and ornamental neumes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "neumes" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with neumes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Contains a Guide to Byzantine Music Notation (neumes). (8 words)

One-note, two-note, three-note neumes as found in the various notations are dealt with chapter by chapter. (19 words)

The neumes of one-note syllables were declared to be generally long in duration, as marked in Nonantola and Laon notation. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

In his posthumously published book, 'Rhythmic Proportions in Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Chant' (Brill, 1958), where the term 'semiotic' is used, tables are presented of neumes of different notational styles once used in various parts of Europe (e. (37 words)

Unlike Western notation Byzantine neumes always indicate modal steps in relation to a clef or modal key ( modal signatures which had been in use since papyrus fragments dating back to the 6th century). (33 words)

Vertical, from top to bottom, in the first column, Cardine starts off with neumes representing a single note, then two-, three- and four-note groups and many compound neumes and ornamental neumes. (32 words)

Example sentences (14)

Vertical, from top to bottom, in the first column, Cardine starts off with neumes representing a single note, then two-, three- and four-note groups and many compound neumes and ornamental neumes.

Contains a Guide to Byzantine Music Notation (neumes).

Hoppin (1978), p. 58. The basic notation of the virga and the punctum remained the symbols for individual notes, but other neumes soon developed which showed several notes joined together.

In his posthumously published book, 'Rhythmic Proportions in Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Chant' (Brill, 1958), where the term 'semiotic' is used, tables are presented of neumes of different notational styles once used in various parts of Europe (e.

In his third volume of Études de science musicale, published in 1898, Antoine Dechevrens laid out a comprehensive system of interpreting the neumes of Sankt Gallen style in proportional note lengths.

Notes as pitch classes or modal keys (usually memorised by modal signatures) are represented in written form only between these neumes (in manuscripts usually written in red ink).

One-note, two-note, three-note neumes as found in the various notations are dealt with chapter by chapter.

Text and neumatic notation, together with significative letters adjoined to the neumes, presents an effective and integrated mnemonic for the rhythmical interpretation and the melody.

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The neumes of one-note syllables were declared to be generally long in duration, as marked in Nonantola and Laon notation.

The next person to work out a comprehensively coherent analysis of the various neumes and their rhythmic durations was Dr Jan Vollaerts.

These limitations are further indication that the neumes were developed as tools to support the practice of oral tradition, rather than to supplant it.

This allowed the neumes to give a rough indication of the size of a given interval as well as the direction.

This quickly led to one or two lines, each representing a particular note, being placed on the music with all of the neumes relating back to them.

Unlike Western notation Byzantine neumes always indicate modal steps in relation to a clef or modal key ( modal signatures which had been in use since papyrus fragments dating back to the 6th century).

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Common combinations with neumes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "neumes" mean?
Neumes means: plural of neume
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