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Evolution of Noteshapes

Greek Accents

Acutus

Gravis

Neumes

6th-13th centuries

Virga

Virga Jacans

Punctum

Mensural Notation

 

Maxima

Longa

Brevis

Semibrevis

Minima

Semiminima

Fusa

Semifusa
13th century        
14th century      
15th-17th century

Modern Notation

 

double whole note

whole note

half note

quarter note

eighth note

sixteenth note

    
17th-20th century


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