[mei-neumes-ig] Question #2

[Kate Helsen]

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> If neumes aren't named, then one can only rely on melodic contour.  Using
> this approach, one could never search for either 'pes' or 'pes
> subipunctis', only for a particular contour (in either absolute or relative
> terms), in which case any set of elements representing the sought after
> contour should be returned, unless additional filtering is applied.  A
> filter could, for example, exclude "hits" that don't match the structure of
> a pes subipunctis; that is, a neume consisting of a two-note neume followed
> by two single-note neumes.
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In an ideal world, we would have a way of using the neume names AND
searching for particular contours, just as different search criteria. The
reason is that the same melody is often rendered using different neume and
neume combinations, and right now, we aren't sure why. Being able to
pin-point areas where contour is the same but neume choice is different,
between sources (or even within one manuscript when the melody occurs more
than once) would be a very useful thing to do.


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> Searching for a single-pitch event in an interface designed for contour
> searching would be counter intuitive, wouldn't it?
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There are really only three neumes that represent a single pitch: 1.
punctum; 2. virga; 3. tractulus. Everything else represents at least two
pitches. So searching for every single punctum in a manuscript might not be
the most useful project in the world, but it is at least conceivable to me.

Cheers,
K

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