CHANT IV Notation Orality and Transmission Viderunt omnes

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CHANT IV: Notation, Orality, and Transmission

CHANT IV: Notation, Orality, and Transmission

Viderunt omnes fines terræ salutare Dei nostri

Viderunt omnes fines terræ salutare Dei nostri

Pange, lingua, gloriosi Corporis mysterium, Sanguinisque pretiosi, Quem in mundi pretium Fructus ventris generosi

Pange, lingua, gloriosi Corporis mysterium, Sanguinisque pretiosi, Quem in mundi pretium Fructus ventris generosi Rex effudit gentium.

Charlemange (Charles the Great) Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III, 800

Charlemange (Charles the Great) Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III, 800

Adiastematic Notation Memory Aid: Captures contour, but not precise inter

Adiastematic Notation Memory Aid: Captures contour, but not precise inter

Diastematic Notation (heightened neumes) Evolves in 11 th and 12 th centuries Can notate

Diastematic Notation (heightened neumes) Evolves in 11 th and 12 th centuries Can notate intervals

Diastematic Notation (heightened neumes) Common form in Western Europe = Square or “Quadratic” Notation

Diastematic Notation (heightened neumes) Common form in Western Europe = Square or “Quadratic” Notation

Square Notation from the Liber usualis 4 lines C Clef

Square Notation from the Liber usualis 4 lines C Clef

Initial Letter

Initial Letter

F Clef

F Clef

Square Notation from the Liber usualis 4 lines Notes = ? Neumes C Clef

Square Notation from the Liber usualis 4 lines Notes = ? Neumes C Clef Custos/ pl. Custodes

Common neumes in square notation Ligatures Combine more than 1 symbol Used when syllable

Common neumes in square notation Ligatures Combine more than 1 symbol Used when syllable sung to >

Square Notation from the Liber usualis Liquescent neume B flat

Square Notation from the Liber usualis Liquescent neume B flat

Transcription Practice Vir-go sem-per hec Ma-ri-a Stir- pe na- ta re-gi- a Da-vid re-

Transcription Practice Vir-go sem-per hec Ma-ri-a Stir- pe na- ta re-gi- a Da-vid re- gis ve- ne- ran- da Per- ces- sit pro-sa- pi-a.

Three Mode 7 Antiphons

Three Mode 7 Antiphons

Leo Treitler Homer and Gregory: The Transmission of Epic Poetry and Plainchant

Leo Treitler Homer and Gregory: The Transmission of Epic Poetry and Plainchant

Memorize lion, bear, eagle, snake, robin oblat, chig, hup, freemop, duper

Memorize lion, bear, eagle, snake, robin oblat, chig, hup, freemop, duper

Transcription Practice

Transcription Practice