> Here are some examples from the Superius partbook, in the Gloria of
> Josquin's Missa sup. voces musicales [1]
Thanks, very useful. I've added an image to the issue.
> The semifusa certainly existed at this period as, amongst several
> others, Cochlaeus gives an example in his theoretical work
> Compendium... cantus figurabilis (1507) at 10v [2], however his
> glyph is far less elegant than Petrucci's would be. On a cursory
> search, I haven't found any by Petrucci, except in tablature (where
> his glyphs are of course unlike those in his staff notation). If
> Petrucci had semifusae, I would expect them to resemble this:
> (i.e. a "flag-and-a-half" rather than a "two-flag glyph")
Let's see whether Luise finds something :-)
Werner
