Search by melody

Searching by melody is also available on Cantus Index.

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Text search

Genre

Feast

Mode

Search the beginning of the melody

Search anywhere in the melody

Exact matches

Exact matches + transpositions

Searching in source: Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, 289

Melody Search Tool

Enter the melody shape by mouse clicks on the staff.
Ignore the repeating notes - the system will not allow you to enter the same pitch twice.

CANTUS Melody Search tool was developed by Jan Koláček and first used in the Global Chant Database.

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