Greek Accents

Acutus

Gravis

Neumes

6^th to 13^th
centuries

Virga

Virga Jacans

Punctum

Mensural Notation

Longa
(Long)

Brevis
(Breve)

Semibrevis
(Semibreve)

Minima
(Minim)

Semiminima

Fusa

Semifusa

13^th century

14^th century

15^th to 17^th centuries

Modern Notation

17^th to 20^th centuries

Double
Whole-Note

Whole Note

Half Note

Quarter Note

Eighth Note

Sixteenth Note