Towards the digital encoding of Hispanic white mensural notation

  1. Rizo Valero, David
  2. Pascual Sánchez, Beatriz
  3. Iñesta Quereda, José Manuel
  4. Ezquerro Esteban, Antonio
  5. González Marín, Luis Antonio
Journal:
Anuario musical: Revista de musicología del CSIC

ISSN: 0211-3538

Year of publication: 2017

Issue: 72

Pages: 293-304

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3989/ANUARIOMUSICAL.2017.72.14 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

In this work, the elements necessary for digitally encoding music contained in manuscripts from the centuries 16th to 17th are introduced. The solutions proposed to overcome the difficulties that generate some of the aspects that make this notation different from the modern Western notation are presented. Problems faced are, for example, the absence of bar lines or the duration of notes that are based on the context. The new typographic font “Capitán”, created specifically to represent this type of early notation, is also presented.

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