Preface to the Vatlcan Edition of the Roman Chant. xilj. ‘= sometimes drawn from one note t the next merely serves t bind the two Aogeter. "7. In themselves the descending diamoad notes, which ia certain neuns folow the cutminating note, have no special tine-valu Mg. Their pecsiar form and thei slanting arrangement show ter subordination to the ealminating te, and must there be rendered By conecting the rte ogee. Single neuns, however ter constituent parts may be combined inthe writing, are tte tang sea sng l,i such wae tek te nots whch oo the fist may appear fo spring trom i, making all the notes rie tad ow fom & Bingle vee! tnpuls. “Tae reason hich demands the joining together ofthe notes ofthe same neum, Solin tetas ext aad noe wine off so routes tha the ae ald be marked of fom one another ake for the eye and forthe ea aad this {done in various ways according to various contexts. 1. When several nums correspond with several syllables, and the sylables ary parely arsed, the neu fre thereby divided “Tien the ea Sidaptl to each aylae changes its quality and strength by resving a stronger Sclnt il te syle to which lugs i srogly cent, but if weak the natre ofthe carresponding syllable ness les emphasis. 2. When several neums are adapted o the same sylabe, then the whole vided info parts that some ow on alaost or allogetier inked to aoe (ce A below): wharns oer are separated by 2 wer inferval (By frby a dividing ine (C), and are sustained by a sight ritenafo af the voice {nora oct) at the Gal syilablea sight breathing bang permitted i required: DB Ac DB ACG AB Stee ae a Ky-tee . * Ele ison, Otserve that a tiled note, (D), immediately followed by a neum which it commands doesnot indicates breathing bat a rather longer Poas. ‘According to the “golden rae”, there must be no passe at the end ofan nts lloged inmetfiey bya new aplableof he sume word by mes nat there be a lengthening of sound stil lens sent beat, fr thi would brea {Sp and poi the diction neers of chant mich divine must be everest wade or melodies fer o allw._ ‘To asst singers vate signs of wasial punctuation already in woe in Chant Books, according to the kind or extent of he various isons Ge pasos" 1 Major division, 2, Minor division, 3. Smalldiviion, 4, Final dlvson. i 1. A major division or pause, alu called a dividing pause, i mode by giv a greiee prolongation toe lan anes and by faking eal beatae =” 2. A minor pause, or subdivision pause, requires a lester prolongation, and ives time for short brea