Groupings Glossary
This page gives an description of the various groupings you can produce in Neon.
Distropha : Two notes in succession. Requires: 2 neumes
Tristropha : Three notes in succession. Requires: 3 neumes
Clivis: Two descending notes. Requires: 2 neumes
Cephalicus: This is the liquescent Clivis. Has the same layout of two descending notes. Requires: 2 neumes
Climacus: Three or more descending notes. Requires: 3+ neumes
Climacus Resupinus: Three descending notes followed by an ascending note. Requires: 4 neumes
Podatus: Two ascending notes. Requires: 2 neumes
Podatus Subpunctis: Two ascending notes followed by two descending notes. Requires: 4 neumes
Podatus Subpunctis Resupinus: Two ascending notes followed by two descending notes and one final ascending note. Requires: 5 neumes
Epiphonus: This is the liquescent Podatus. Has the same layout as two ascending notes. Requires: 2 neumes
Scandicus : Three ascending notes. Requires: 3 neumes
Scandicus Flexus: Three ascending notes followed by one descending note. Requires: 4 neumes
Scandicus Subpunctis: Three ascending notes followed by two descending notes. Requires: 5 neumes
Torculus: Three notes in a down-up-down formation. Requires: 3 neumes
Torculus Resupinus: Four notes in a down-up-down-up formation. Requires: 4 neumes
Porrectus: Three notes in a up-down-up formation. Requires: 3 neumes
Porrectus Flexus: Four notes in an up-down-up-down formation. Requires: 4 neumes
Porrectus Subpunctis: A porrectus with two descending notes at the end. Requires: 5 neumes
Porrectus Subpunctis Resupinus: A porrectus subpunctis with a final ascending note at the end. Requires: 6 neumes
Compound: Is a combination of several groupings. There is one common example below but there are many possibilities.
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