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| Name | Neume | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Virga |
| One strong note |
| Pes |
| Two strong ascending notes |
| Clivis |
| Two strong descending notes |
| Porrectus |
| Three strong notes (high-low-high) |
| Torculus |
| Three strong notes (low-high-low) |
| Pressus |
| Two strong equally pitched notes |
| Pressus subpunctus |
| Two strong notes, followed by one lower weak note |
| Pressus liquescens |
| Two strong notes, followed by one lower weak, and possibly liquescent, note |
| Quilisma |
| Two or more weak ascending notes |
| Punctum |
| One weak note |
| Stropha |
| One strong note (usually repeated) |
| Oriscus |
| One ornamental note |
| Epiphonus |
| One strong note, followed by one higher, weak, possibly liquescent note |
| Cephalicus |
| One strong note, followed by one lower, weak, possibly liquescent note |
Often, two or more neumes would be combined together to form a long, cursive compound neume. Here are a few examples of such compound neumes.
| Name | Neume |
|---|---|
| Pes-porrectus | ![]() |
| Pes-pressus subpunctis | ![]() |
| Porrectus-clivis | ![]() |
| Quilisma-cephalicus | ![]() |
| Quilisma-porrectus | ![]() |
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