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What are neumes?

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marks indicating the contour of a chant melody.

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What shape were neumes?

It depends what kind of neumes you are talking about. The most common, and latest developed type of neumes were rectangular or square (as opposed to modern notes, which are oval or round). The square neumes were the kind that were written on a staff. Before they existed, however, there were "in campo aperto neumes", which literally means "in an open field". This means there was no staff, and they were just kind of free floating. Those looked more like old fashioned short hand than anything else. They gradually developed into the square neumes.


The small marks used to indicate melodic pitches sung over a single syllable were called?

Those are called "neumes." Neumes are notation symbols used in early music manuscripts to represent melodic patterns in vocal music.


Gregorian Chant was originally notated with?

They were notated with neumes.


What are the Neumes above text?

monks who are experts in the singing of Gregorian Chant.


What did neumes 4 line staff f c or g clef?

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What do neumes on colored lines show?

monks who are experts in the singing of Gregorian Chant.


What is showed Neumes Colored lines?

it is either the shape of pitch or the shape of rhythm.


What are the marks written above the text to indicate the relative contour of the melody called?

neumes


Marks written above the text to indicate the relative contour of the melody are called?

Neumes


The symbols used in the earliest form of European musical notation were called?

neumes (apex) =D


Which musical form is best characterized by modal scales nonmetrical rhythm and the absence of harmony?

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Put the following events in order from earliest to latest earliest schools for church music are established pope Gregory founds schola cantorum development of neumes gregorian chant esta?

Pope Gregory founds schola cantorum Schools for church music are established Gregorian chant established as the standard Development of neumes