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Wordless Singing in the Medieval Church: A Catalogue of Responsory Neumata

Parkes, Henry (The University of Nottingham, 2021-11-29)

INTRODUCTION On the most important days of the Christian year, medieval worshippers abandoned their Latin songs in favour of exuberant flights of melody. These melodies, known as 'neumata' 'or 'neumae', were widely ...