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mensural notation

musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
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mensural notation

Summary

mensural notation is a musical concept[1]. It draws 544 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #42 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • mensural notation's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3].
  • mensural notation is a type of figuring[4].
  • mensural notation's Commons category is recorded as Mensural notation[5].
  • mensural notation's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[6].
  • mensural notation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • mensural notation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • mensural notation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • mensural notation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • mensural notation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].

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Definition and Type

mensural notation's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3]. It is a type of figuring[4].

Why It Matters

mensural notation draws 544 Wikipedia views per month (musical_concept category, ranking #42 of 193).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → figuring
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    Instance of → musical concept
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