MMFC:Lists/Music notation types
From Manual - MMFC. Medieval Manuscripts in Flemish Collections
Term | Definition | Example |
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Neumes | Early type of music notation used in Carolingian and post-Carolingian liturgical manuscripts. This type of music notation is characterized by symbols written above the text of the psalm/hymns.The signs used to represent the melodies consist of dots or short strokes to depict separate notes or longer strokes representing two or more notes. | |
Staff notation | The music notation is written on a set of (mostly four) horizontal lines with interlinear space that all represent a different music pitch. Regional variety is present in regard to the depiction of the notes. | |
Hufnagelschrift | A type of music notation that was typically used in the German territories. The notes, written on a staff, are angular and resemble horseshoe nails, hence the name. | |
Square notation | A type of music notation with the notes, written on a four-lined staff resemble square blocks. | |
Tablature | A type of music notation, commonly used for plucked string instruments, that records the position of the fingers on the strings rather than the melodies. |