XX . SPECIAL SIGNS 



placed above a note indicates that the note is given less than its 

 proper time. 



• is used in songs transcribed in outline to indicate the pitch of a 

 tone without reference to its duration. 



Meaningless syllables are italicized. 



Wliere no words are beneath the notes it is understood that mean- 

 ingless syllables were used, except in songs whose words were sung 

 too indistinctly for transcription, such instances being described in 

 the analyses. 



