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 Abbreviations/music lexicon
| Abbreviation |
Nmn |
| German (de) |
Neumen |
| English (en) |
Neume |
| Spanish (es) |
Neuma |
| French (fr) |
neume |
| Italian (it) |
Neuma |
| Dutch (nl) |
Neume |
| Definition/synonyms |
A neume (pronounced spelled neum in, for instance, the Solesmes publications in English) is the basic element of Western and Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notation. The word is a Middle English corruption of the ultimately Ancient Greek word for breath (pneuma). |
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