I think the trouble is a mixing of terminology:
"ligatures" is being used as a lilypond term to cover
multi-note-symbols of various types of early notation, regardless of
terms used in palaeography for that type of notation. It seems logical
to use this one term for things that behave similarly...
2010/12/30 Francisco Vila
>
> 2010/12/30 Frauke Jurgensen :
> > Why not call it
> >
> > "Ligatures in square notation" or "Square Notation Ligatures"? That
> > would remove both the neume and the also-problematic "Gregorian".
> >
> > Regards,
> > Frauke
>
> "Gregorian neumes" would be a more natur
Subject: Re: Clarification of Gregorian Chant terminology
2010/12/30 Frauke Jurgensen :
> Why not call it
>
> "Ligatures in square notation" or "Square Notation Ligatures"? That
> would remove both the neume and the also-problematic "Gregorian".
>
> Regar
2010/12/30 Frauke Jurgensen :
> Why not call it
>
> "Ligatures in square notation" or "Square Notation Ligatures"? That
> would remove both the neume and the also-problematic "Gregorian".
>
> Regards,
> Frauke
"Gregorian neumes" would be a more natural name for that notation
element. Sorry if I t
Why not call it
"Ligatures in square notation" or "Square Notation Ligatures"? That
would remove both the neume and the also-problematic "Gregorian".
Regards,
Frauke
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Karl Hammar wrote:
> James:
> ...
>> Likewise the term 'Gregorian Square Neume Ligatures', could
James:
...
> Likewise the term 'Gregorian Square Neume Ligatures', could I for
> instance just call them 'Gregorian Square Neumes' or whatever the
> plural is?
Neums are a kind of strokes as seen in e.g. [1]
A ligature is two or more notes bound together.
Black square notation is seen in e.g. [2].
Francisco Vila wrote Thursday, December 30, 2010 4:58 PM
2010/12/30 James Lowe :
I am currently re-organizing the Ancient Music section in the
Notation Reference which includes some standardization to bring
things into line with current documentation policy and other
sections.
As I don
2010/12/30 James Lowe :
> Hello all you 'Ancient Music' specialists!
>
> I am currently re-organizing the Ancient Music section in the Notation
> Reference which includes some standardization to bring things into line with
> current documentation policy and other sections.
>
>
>
> As I don't know
Hello all you 'Ancient Music' specialists!
I am currently re-organizing the Ancient Music section in the Notation
Reference which includes some standardization to bring things into line with
current documentation policy and other sections.
As I don't know that much about the terminology and
