7.7.9 Divisiones

A divisio (plural: divisiones; Latin word for ‘division’) is a staff context symbol that is used to structure Gregorian music into phrases and sections. The musical meaning of divisio minima, divisio maior, and divisio maxima can be characterized as short, medium, and long pause, somewhat like the breathmarks from Breath marks. The finalis sign not only marks the end of a chant, but is also frequently used within a single antiphonal/responsorial chant to mark the end of each section.

To use divisiones, include the file gregorian-init.ly. It contains definitions that you can apply by just inserting \divisioMinima, \divisioMaior, \divisioMaxima, and \finalis at proper places in the input. Some editions use virgula or caesura instead of divisio minima. Therefore, gregorian-init.ly also defines \virgula and \caesura

Predefined commands

\virgula, \caesura, \divisioMinima, \divisioMaior, \divisioMaxima, \finalis.

See also

In this manual: Breath marks.

Program reference: BreathingSign.

Examples: input/test/divisiones.ly.