hld2mtex - The Neumes (original) (raw)
Hildegard used the following neumes on a 4-line staff:
| Name | Neume | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Virga |  |
One strong note |
| Pes |  |
Two strong ascending notes |
| Clivis |  |
Two strong descending notes |
| Porrectus |  |
Three strong notes (high-low-high) |
| Torculus |  |
Three strong notes (low-high-low) |
| Pressus |  |
Two strong equally pitched notes |
| Pressus subpunctus |  |
Two strong notes, followed by one lower weak note |
| Pressus liquescens |  |
Two strong notes, followed by one lower weak, and possibly liquescent, note |
| Quilisma |  |
Two or more weak ascending notes |
| Punctum |  |
One weak note |
| Stropha |  |
One strong note (usually repeated) |
| Oriscus |  |
One ornamental note |
| Epiphonus |  |
One strong note, followed by one higher, weak, possibly liquescent note |
| Cephalicus |  |
One strong note, followed by one lower, weak, possibly liquescent note |
Often, two or more neumes would be combined together to form a long, cursive compound neume. Here are a few examples of such compound neumes.
| Name | Neume |
|---|---|
| Pes-porrectus |  |
| Pes-pressus subpunctis |  |
| Porrectus-clivis |  |
| Quilisma-cephalicus |  |
| Quilisma-porrectus |  |