It depends what kind of neumes you are talking about. The most common, and latest developed type of neumes were rectangular or square (as opposed to modern notes, which are oval or round). The square neumes were the kind that were written on a staff. Before they existed, however, there were "in campo aperto neumes", which literally means "in an open field". This means there was no staff, and they were just kind of free floating. Those looked more like old fashioned short hand than anything else. They gradually developed into the square neumes.
it is either the shape of pitch or the shape of rhythm.
They were notated with neumes.
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monks who are experts in the singing of Gregorian Chant.
Neumes are early musical notations used to indicate pitch and rhythm in medieval music. A 4-line staff, often associated with Gregorian chant, provides a framework for placing these neumes, with specific lines representing pitches. The F clef (also known as the bass clef) and G clef (treble clef) are modern symbols that indicate the pitch of notes on a staff, with the F clef marking the fourth line as F and the G clef marking the second line as G. Together, these elements help musicians read and interpret the music accurately.
it is either the shape of pitch or the shape of rhythm.
Those are called "neumes." Neumes are notation symbols used in early music manuscripts to represent melodic patterns in vocal music.
They were notated with neumes.
marks indicating the contour of a chant melody.
monks who are experts in the singing of Gregorian Chant.
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monks who are experts in the singing of Gregorian Chant.
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Neumes were developed around the 9th century as a system of musical notation used in the notation of Gregorian chant. They served as early indicators of pitch and rhythm but did not denote exact note values. The system evolved over the centuries, leading to more precise forms of musical notation in the following centuries. By the 11th century, neumes began to incorporate staff lines, further refining the way music was recorded and performed.