Table 1: Basic Signs

1. Notes and Rests

   Throughout this work:

   whole note or rest = semibreve
   half note or rest = minim
   quarter note or rest = crochet
   8th note or rest = quaver
   16th note or rest = semi-quaver (etc.)
   

   C	D	E	F	G	A	B	Rest	Type
   y	z	&	=	(	!	)	m	Wholes or 16ths
   n	o	p	q	r	s	t	u	Halves or 32nds
   ?	:	$	]	\	[	w	v	Quarters or 64ths
   d	e	f	g	h	i	j	x	8ths or 128ths

   ;<1 Prefix for 256th notes, i.e., ;<1yz&= (etc.)

   <1 Distinction of values

   < 1 Separation of rhythmic groups

   ^ < 1 Larger values;8ths and larger

   , < 1 Smaller values; 16ths and smaller

   y ^ c y Brevis, i.e.,z ^ c z (etc.)

   m ^ c m Brevis rest

   y ^ c ^ c y Longa, i.e., y ^ c ^ c y z ^ c ^ c z (etc.)

   m ^ c ^ c m Longa rest

   ^ 5 Notes printed in large type

   , 5 Notes printed in small type

   (For modern notation, see Table 13A)

2. Octave Marks

   @ y First octave C

   ^ y Second octave C

   _ y Fourth octave C

   . y Fifth octave C

   ; y Sixth octave C

   , y Seventh octave C

   @ @ ! A below first octave

   , , y C above seventh octave