Termini nicht-lateinischer Herkunft in der mittelalterlichen Musiktheorie anhand des Lexicon musicum Latinum medii aevi

Abstract

The Lexicon musicum Latinum medii aevi (LmL) is a «Dictionary of Medieval Latin Musical Terminology to the End of the 15th Century» . In comparison with a comprehensive dictionary of Medieval Latin, such as the Mittellateinische Wörterbuch, there are some peculiarities of the musical terminology. Thus, five linguistic categories of increasing complexity can be found within the LmL : single letters – syllables – vocalises – single words – conjunctions of words. In addition, technical terms of non-Latin origin are also included in the LmL. Typically they occur in these areas : termini from the ancient Greek musical theory – Greek lemmata without an ancient origin – vernacular language (terms that designate musical instruments or genres) – names of neumes – intonation formulas – terms in the manuscript Montecassino 318.