GREGORIAN CHANT NOTATION

The musical style of the WCSU Manuscript is what is known as Gregorian Notation. Beginning in Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries it soon became the common style of liturgical texts across the continent. The simplest form of notation is known as a Neume, similar to the modern note. From here one can arrange neumes in a massive variety of arrangements to accompany the words of the prayers.

Below are images of the gregorian notations found in the WestConn Leaf

C-Clef Notation: The staff line between the "arms" of the clef mark middle C.

Climacus Notation: Three or more notes going downwards.

Colon Notation: This colon can represent a long pause, a repeat, or a choral split; the exact usage in this piece is unknown.

Custos Notation: At the end of a line of chant, a little, skinny note (custos) is written to show what note is coming up next in the following line.

Porrectus Notation: A high note, a low note, and a high note.
The line starts at the first note and goes down to the middle note.

Torculus Notation (Pes Flexus): Three notes that go up and then back down.

Note definition credit: http://lphrc.org/Chant/