The Stages of Development in
Russian Liturgical Music Notation


Sample of Neumatic Notation Fonts designed by Nikita Simmons

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Note: The graphic files demonstrate the common neumes used in the notational systems, but do not present all the characters in each font.

Chilandár A/B - used for typesetting Paleo-Známenny Chant notations



Stolpovóe - used for Type C "bezpométnyi" chant notation (i.e., without musical pitches)


Shaidúrov - used for Type B notation (still used by the priestless Old Believers) - includes "Pométy" (pitch marks)


Mezénets - used for Type A notation (used by the priested Old Believers) - includes "Pométy" (pitch marks) and the additional Priznáki (pitch range marks)


Modern Notation - This is a modern "revised" form of the Square-note notation.


Compiled by Nikita Simmons - August 2001, revised 2004