xxiv, Rules for Interpretation. 1S. Seandicus and climacus: these groups may be made up of thee, our, five! or more notes, Care rust be tafen to ‘bave regularity in these groups, lynn tale the descending diamond notes ofthe Climacas, wish, mete Titatanding thar stape, bave actly the sme value as the ‘Virga at the beginning of the group. 6. The salicus: this group, asa rule of three notes, may also be made up of four or five notes. Noto be confused withthe Seandics,# canbe reagniced by the vera epistn laen unde oe of the ois which’ mate wp the poop note thus marked sould be empassed and lengthened, just asin the ease 6f the note which precedes the quis. (sce 18) SE: Sears Iin an ascending group the vertical éisema is plal over one of the noes ac fade erate iportant as whic sdb brought ot nthe rendering In tbe case oa group giving an indersal of «fh, tne upper note whenever sarked withthe Vertical epicann shouldbe notably lengthened = Gaude- émus Gaude- & mus 7. The toreulue three ual in length, the top one gent 2. The three notes, perfectly equal in length the top one gently 8. The porrectus: three nots, the Gest (wo of which are placed at the extremities of the thick oblique stroke © = ae 9. The flexus, rerupinus, swbbipuncts, subripunctie: for practical pores thse ot be study they are fehl tadtnal name oe iy Exmpound groups which ace thytimicslly divided and cung acrording tthe ‘ordinary rule. (oe further on § VI) 10. Li ‘hese are printed in smaller type bat this doe not siete ration nor thir exection, except in that they mast be sung lightly. "They occur when two vowels forma diphtiang (autem, euge), cr at the junction of crain ‘consonants (lsum, fli, und, ete) or trode the ben foasonans jor t(j, alii Th" Orincus: noe placed atthe end of a group, on the sume degre, and ray ete a te ead fs ores (oe ale feta} oran a Ste mle ‘Tih the preoling one and should be tented lightly. 12, Pressus: two notes placed sie by side on the same degree, the seond of which ote fit ofa group This may eccar in two Way 8) By a punctum bxng placed just before the ft note of «group = sae