Definition of the Latin term neuma in music:
- neume (signs for use in the notation of plainsong)
- any melisma in liturgical chant or in modal intonation formulas
Latin musical terms that include neuma:
- pneuma – neume (signs for use in the notation of plainsong)...
Latin musical terms related to neuma:
- bipunctum – two squares in neume notation indicating either on...
- climacus – three-note descending neume in neume notation
- clivis – two-note neume in neume notation indicating a desc...
- episema – neume of uncertain meaning
- in campo aperto – literally "in open field"...
- mora – delay...
- pes – two-note neume in neume notation, indicating an as...
- podatus – two-note neume in neume notation indicating an asc...
- porrectus – three-note neume in neume notation indicating a fa...
- praepunctis – note appended to the beginning of other notes in n...
- punctum – single square or diamond-shaped note in neume nota...
- quilisma – neume of uncertain meaning
- salicus – neume consisting of an ascending group of three no...
- scandicus – three-note ascending neume in neume notation
- strophicus – neume resembling an apostrophe (possibly indicatin...
- subpunctis – note appended at the end of other notes in neume n...
- torculus – three-note neume in neume notation, indicating a r...
- virga – single square with a vertical line in neume notati...
- virgula – stem (part of a note)...
