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Hooked and banner-like marks above Church Slavonic text.
Also known as: Kryuki notation, Hook notation, Znamenny chant notation, Banner marks over text
Znamenny notation uses hooks and banners — znamya means banner — above the text, and it indicates melodic movement rather than absolute pitch. Much of the older repertory cannot be read: the notation's meaning was partly lost when the tradition was disrupted.
Denotes the notation of Russian Orthodox chant, written as hook and banner marks above Church Slavonic text.
Contexts: Music
Indicates melodic movement and formulaic phrases rather than absolute pitch, so it presumes knowledge of the chant repertory.
Contexts: Music
Includes older layers that cannot now be read: the key to some earlier signs was lost when the tradition was disrupted, and parts of the repertory remain undeciphered.
Contexts: Music
Small hook, banner, dot and stroke marks written in red and black above a line of Church Slavonic text, without any staff.