Re: Incipits

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Davide Liessi" <address@hidden>
To: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>; <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: Incipits


> Il 04/05/15 15.53, Phil Holmes ha scritto:
> > All of the incipit examples in the LSR have "lyrics" 'IV-' below the
> > initial note.  Does anyone know whay and what this is intended to 
> > signify?
> >
> > See for example
> >
> > http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=348
>
> I think that "IV" in that example is the spelling of the first syllable of 
> "Jubilate" as found in the source manuscript.
>
> Best wishes.
> Davide


Ah - that seems possible.  Can't see what benefit it brings, though.

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Phil Holmes