Earlier medieval notation had no way to specify rhythm, although neumatic notations gave clear phrasing ideas, ahd somewhat later notations indicated rhymic modes.

• ，虽然早期纽姆谱有着清晰的分句概念，并且稍后还能标示出韵诗，可是早期的中世纪乐谱仍然都没有详尽地记录节奏。