A neume is the basic element of Western and some Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line
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The word neume entered the English language in the Middle English forms newme, nevme, neme in the 15th century, from the Middle French neume, in turn from either medieval Latin pneuma or neuma, the former … See more

Although chant was probably sung since the earliest days of the church, for centuries it was transmitted only orally.
The earliest known systems involving neumes are of Aramaic origin and were used to not… See more