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This document provides an introduction to chant technique. It explains that chant uses fixed rhythms where all notes are of equal length unless marked otherwise. It also describes various neums - musical notations used to indicate multiple notes sung on a single syllable. This includes neums of two notes like podatus, clivis, and distropha as well as neums of three notes like torculus, porrectus, and climacus.

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This document provides an introduction to chant technique. It explains that chant uses fixed rhythms where all notes are of equal length unless marked otherwise. It also describes various neums - musical notations used to indicate multiple notes sung on a single syllable. This includes neums of two notes like podatus, clivis, and distropha as well as neums of three notes like torculus, porrectus, and climacus.

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vj INTRODUCTION CONCERNING CHANT TECHNIQUE

can never be divided or shortened by a fraction of itself as in


modem music. In other words, the time-value of all notes is
exactly the same unless accompanied by the horizontal episema
as mentioned above:
To provide for notes of double length, the quarter note is used).
This note functions as it does in modem music, doubling the value
of the normal unit, the eighth note.
When more than a single note is to be sung on a syllable of a
word, the derived NEUM is used. The derived newn is, therefore,
a group of notes sung over the same syllable. Sometimes more
than a single neum is required to indicate all the notes to be sung
on the same syllable.
a) Newns of two noteS:
PODATUS or PES - second note higher than the
first. The lower note is sung first.

CLIVIS - second note lower than the first.

DISTROPHA - second note on the same pitch as the


first note.

BIVIRGA - doubles the note but with an expression


of force finnness, whereas the distropha designates
lightness.
b) Newns of three notes :

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TORCULUS - second note higher than first and third.

tn , PORRECTUS - second note lower than first and third.


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CLIMACUS - each successive note lower than the
preceding.
It may have more than three notes ;

SCANDICUS - each successive note higher than the


preceding.
It may have more than three notes: ,,#' "'"
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SALICUS - each successive note higher than the
preceding, with a slight prolongation and the rhythmic
support on the second last note.
~16 SELECTED GREGORIAN CHANTS

21. Jesu dulcis memoria


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J E-su, dtilcis memo'. ri-
Of-jesus sweet (is-lhe) remembrance,
~, Dans ve-ra cordis
Giving true head

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gaudi- a: Sed su-per mel et omni- a, E-jus dtilcis
joys: But abovc honey and evrrything (is) 'His sweet

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praesenti. a. '
presence. ,
2. 4.
Nil c3nitur suavius, 1Nec lfngua valet dicere,
Nothing is-sung more-sweet, Nor tongue can say,
Nil auditur jucUndius, Nec Uttera expnmere :
Nothing is-heard more-pleasant, Nor writing express:
Nil cogitatur dUlcius, Expertus potest credere,
Nothing is-thought more-dcar, (Only) experience can-believe,
Quam Jesus Dei Filius. Quid sit Jesum dillgere.
Than jesus God's Son. What it-is jesus to-love.
3. . 5.
Jesus, spes paenitentibus, Sis, Jesu, nostrum gaudium,
jesus, hope for-penitent~, Be-Tholl, Jesus, our joy,
Quam pius es petentibus! Qui es futUrus praemium :
How tender art-ThOll to-seekers! 'I' (Thou) Who art to-be (our) reward:
Quam bonus te quaerentibus! Sit nostra in te gloria,
How good (when) ThOll art-asked-for! May-there-be for-us in Thee (great) glory,
Sed quid invenientibus! Per cuncta semper saecula,Amen.
But what to-those-who-find (Thcc)! Through all (the) everlasting ages. Amcn.

YI. Sit no-men Do-mi-ni be-ne-df-ctum. Al-le-lu-ia,


He (the) namc of-tlte-Lord blessed. Alleluia.
11. Ex hoc nunc, et u-sque in sac-cu-lum, Al-le-ill-ia.
From this present and cven to eternity. A!lelui'!.

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