I'm going to sleep now (it's 1.14 over here). More to (my) morrow.
Robert Patterson wrote:
Ficta or embellishments are my concern. Also how to read ligatures,
although the particular example is quite simple. Also how to interpret
dashes and dots over/by tones. My exposure is mostly limited to one
medieval music survey course 25 years ago, so I don't have the
advantages of many on this list.
But the biggest problem seems to be an embarassment of different
versions. The PDF I downloaded from
http://www.cantoambrosiano.com/spartiti.htm
(Each line has the same music.)
Then there is a version in a javascript popup link at
http://interletras.com/canticum/Eng/Translation_Xmas.html
(Click the score icon to see it.)
This version does not match at all the version in the PDF, unless my
reading skills are even worst than I thought.
Finally there is the incipit in HAM 120a. (Thanks to Dennis for
reminding me to go and look there.) However, it seems to be yet
different again from either of these other two.
The problem with the web is, of course, a dearth of citations. Or at
least no accepted conventions for providing them, even if they are
there. More than notation help, if anyone can offer guidance in
understanding why the discrepancies exist, that would be a big help. All
three are called "Veni Redemptor Genias--Ambrosian Chant" or something
like that.
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