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neume

or neum  (no͞om, nyo͞om)
n.
A sign used in the notation of plainsong during the Middle Ages, surviving today in transcriptions of Gregorian chants.

[Middle English, series of notes sung on one syllable, from Medieval Latin pneuma, from Greek, breath; see pneuma.]

neu·mat′ic (no͞o-măt′ĭk, nyo͞o-) adj.
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neume

(njuːm) or

neum

n
(Classical Music) music one of a series of notational symbols used before the 14th century
[C15: from Medieval Latin neuma group of notes sung on one breath, from Greek pneuma breath]
ˈneumic, neuˈmatic adj
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neume

(num, nyum)

n.
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the notation of Gregorian chant.
[1400–50; < Medieval Latin neuma < Greek pneûma breath]
neu•mat′ic (-ˈmæt ɪk) adj.
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We will first give the melody in neumatic notation, as I heard it from the cantor mentioned before.
Bower's format brings us much closer to the original notation, presenting the two ways melodies were anchored in memory--through textual versus and neumatic notation.
In Rankin's discussion of neumatic notations, she shows the strength of working on one centre of music notation and individual scribes, saying 'Because of the relation between music scripts and what they seek to record, those who wrote neumatic notation could exercise personal judgement about how they notated melodies, using writing to highlight specific musical issues, whether that be habits of performance practice or momentary reminders...'.
Having investigated the connections between Byzantine church music and Gregorian chant, primarily through the examination of the relationship of Latin to Byzantine neumatic notation, Floros (emeritus, musicology, U.
Question 1: I don't feel comfortable reading neumatic notation but want to try a Hildegard chant.
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Here several black-and-white illustrations help to bring the medieval work to life, assisting readers in familiarizing themselves with the Gothic, mensural, and neumatic notations used in the songs of ms.