60 W. THALBITZER and HJALMAR THUREN. 
Musical signs. 
Before each of the melodies investigated tonometrically is noted 
the scale used in the melody. The tonus currens is indicated by 2, 
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the second most important tone by 2; „ indicates that the tone so 
marked is of less importance than > or 4 whilst secondary tones 
which are of but very little melodic importance are noted by „. A 
secondary tone(g ), which only occurs in connection with another of 
the tones of the scale, is tied to this by a stroke. A indicates that 
a tone is the last tone of the melody. 
Under the scale is indicated its intervals calculated in cents 
(see above р. 17). Above each of the tones is noted how many 
hundredths of a half-tone have to be added to the tone mentioned 
to show the intervals of the melody calculated from the tonus currens. 
Wherever metronomic data are indicated, the scale is every- 
where given at the approximate tone-level. Where the metronomic 
data are not given, the absolute tone-level could not be determined. 
Sometimes a presumed speed is indicated; in such cases the metro- 
nomic data are shown in square brackets. In the case of the 
melodies recorded by W. Thalbitzer it is expressly noted when 
the melody has been transposed. 
The melodies themselves — for the sake of ready comparison — 
have often been transposed so as to avoid as far as possible the use 
of the preliminary signs 7 and >. On the other hand, the + and — 
of the scales will be found everywhere in the reproduction of the 
melody. 
Further, in addition to the ordinary musical signs, the fol- 
lowing are used in the melodies: ! 
A, B, C, D etc. indicate the various musical periods. Variations 
are noted by A’, A’, А? etc., B!, B?, В? etc., thus A! and B! denote 
the first occurrence of the variations. 
= strongly accentuated. 
= moderately accentuated. 
(+) slightly accentuated. 
— — indicates that the accent only falls after the commencement 
of the tone. 
— and + above a note indicate, that the tone actually sung 
lay between that given and the half-tone below or above. 
——-—— indicate the approximate level and rhythmic value of 
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SE the half-tones. 
1 For the most part the signs used are those proposed by O. Abraham and E. M. 
у. Hornboste] in “Sammelbände der internationalen Musikgesellschaft” XI, 1. 
