Byzantine Musical Symbols

Byzantine Musical Symbols
Range	U+1D000..U+1D0FF (256 code points)
Plane	SMP
Scripts	Common
Symbol sets	Byzantine musical notation
Assigned	246 code points
Unused	10 reserved code points
Unicode version history

3.1 (2001)	246 (+246)

Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: ^[1]^[2]

Byzantine Musical Symbols is a Unicode block containing characters for representing Byzantine music in ekphonetic notation.

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Byzantine Musical Symbols^[1]^[2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	A	B	C	D	E	F
U+1D00x	𝀀	𝀁	𝀂	𝀃	𝀄	𝀅	𝀆	𝀇	𝀈	𝀉	𝀊	𝀋	𝀌	𝀍	𝀎	𝀏
U+1D01x	𝀐	𝀑	𝀒	𝀓	𝀔	𝀕	𝀖	𝀗	𝀘	𝀙	𝀚	𝀛	𝀜	𝀝	𝀞	𝀟
U+1D02x	𝀠	𝀡	𝀢	𝀣	𝀤	𝀥	𝀦	𝀧	𝀨	𝀩	𝀪	𝀫	𝀬	𝀭	𝀮	𝀯
U+1D03x	𝀰	𝀱	𝀲	𝀳	𝀴	𝀵	𝀶	𝀷	𝀸	𝀹	𝀺	𝀻	𝀼	𝀽	𝀾	𝀿
U+1D04x	𝁀	𝁁	𝁂	𝁃	𝁄	𝁅	𝁆	𝁇	𝁈	𝁉	𝁊	𝁋	𝁌	𝁍	𝁎	𝁏
U+1D05x	𝁐	𝁑	𝁒	𝁓	𝁔	𝁕	𝁖	𝁗	𝁘	𝁙	𝁚	𝁛	𝁜	𝁝	𝁞	𝁟
U+1D06x	𝁠	𝁡	𝁢	𝁣	𝁤	𝁥	𝁦	𝁧	𝁨	𝁩	𝁪	𝁫	𝁬	𝁭	𝁮	𝁯
U+1D07x	𝁰	𝁱	𝁲	𝁳	𝁴	𝁵	𝁶	𝁷	𝁸	𝁹	𝁺	𝁻	𝁼	𝁽	𝁾	𝁿
U+1D08x	𝂀	𝂁	𝂂	𝂃	𝂄	𝂅	𝂆	𝂇	𝂈	𝂉	𝂊	𝂋	𝂌	𝂍	𝂎	𝂏
U+1D09x	𝂐	𝂑	𝂒	𝂓	𝂔	𝂕	𝂖	𝂗	𝂘	𝂙	𝂚	𝂛	𝂜	𝂝	𝂞	𝂟
U+1D0Ax	𝂠	𝂡	𝂢	𝂣	𝂤	𝂥	𝂦	𝂧	𝂨	𝂩	𝂪	𝂫	𝂬	𝂭	𝂮	𝂯
U+1D0Bx	𝂰	𝂱	𝂲	𝂳	𝂴	𝂵	𝂶	𝂷	𝂸	𝂹	𝂺	𝂻	𝂼	𝂽	𝂾	𝂿
U+1D0Cx	𝃀	𝃁	𝃂	𝃃	𝃄	𝃅	𝃆	𝃇	𝃈	𝃉	𝃊	𝃋	𝃌	𝃍	𝃎	𝃏
U+1D0Dx	𝃐	𝃑	𝃒	𝃓	𝃔	𝃕	𝃖	𝃗	𝃘	𝃙	𝃚	𝃛	𝃜	𝃝	𝃞	𝃟
U+1D0Ex	𝃠	𝃡	𝃢	𝃣	𝃤	𝃥	𝃦	𝃧	𝃨	𝃩	𝃪	𝃫	𝃬	𝃭	𝃮	𝃯
U+1D0Fx	𝃰	𝃱	𝃲	𝃳	𝃴	𝃵
Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1 2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Byzantine Musical Symbols block:

Version	Final code points^[a]	Count	UTC ID	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
3.1	U+1D000..1D0F5	246		X3L2/95-122	N1208	Byzantine musical notation system, 1995-03-30
				X3L2/95-090	N1253 (doc, txt)	Umamaheswaran, V. S.; Ksar, Mike (1995-09-09), "6.4.2", Unconfirmed Minutes of WG 2 Meeting # 28 in Helsinki, Finland; 1995-06-26--27
			UTC/1995-054			"Byzantine Music", Unicode Technical Committee Meeting #66, Draft Minutes, 1995-09-29
					N1303 (html, doc)	Umamaheswaran, V. S.; Ksar, Mike (1996-01-26), "8.3 Byzantine music symbols", Minutes of Meeting 29, Tokyo
			UTC/1996-013			McGowan, Rick (1996-03-08), Greek (Byzantine) Musical Notation System, Notes and observations on ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 N1208 and attachments
					N1375	Revised Proposal - Repertoire of Greek Byzantine Musical Notation System, 1996-04-16
					N1353	Umamaheswaran, V. S.; Ksar, Mike (1996-06-25), "8.7.1", Draft minutes of WG2 Copenhagen Meeting # 30
				L2/97-144	N1582	3rd revision for proposal of repertoire of Greek Byzantine Music Notation System, 1997-06-11
				L2/97-288	N1603	Umamaheswaran, V. S. (1997-10-24), "8.3", Unconfirmed Meeting Minutes, WG 2 Meeting # 33, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 20 June - 4 July 1997
				L2/01-050	N2253	Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2001-01-21), "8.1 (Comments from Ireland section, Byzantine musical symbols item)", Minutes of the SC2/WG2 meeting in Athens, September 2000
				L2/05-106		Nicholas, Nick (2005-05-02), Byzantine Musical Notation: Proposal for Changes
				L2/05-153		Freytag, Asmus (2005-05-12), Recommendations on how to handle the input from document L2/05-106 Proposal for Changes in Byzantine Musical Notation
				L2/05-108R		Moore, Lisa (2005-08-26), "Consensus 103-C16", UTC #103 Minutes, Swap the glyphs for U+1D09C BYZANTINE MUSICAL SYMBOL AGOGI ARGI and U+1D09F BYZANTINE MUSICAL SYMBOL AGOGI GORGI.
				L2/05-341		Anderson, Deborah (2005-10-25), Summary of proposed changes from L2/05-106, Byzantine Musical Notation
^ Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

References

^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

Notes and manuals

Nicholas, Nick. "Unicode Technical Note: Byzantine Musical Notation Version 1.1: February 2006" (PDF). The Unicode Consortium. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
Terzopoulos, Constantine. "Ephesios™ Byzantine music symbol computer font set: User's Guide" (PDF). Psaltic Notes. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

v t e Byzantine music
List of composers
Composers	Romanos the Melodist Andrew of Crete John of Damascus Cosmas of Maiuma Stephen the Sabaite Theodore the Studite Theophanes the Branded Kassia Joseph the Hymnographer Joseph the Confessor Leo VI the Wise Constantine VII Nikephoros Ethikos Gregorios Glykys John Koukouzelis Xenos Korones Joannes Glykys John Kladas John Laskaris Manuel Chrysaphes* Janus Plousiadenos
Theorists	Michael Psellos George Pachymeres Manuel Bryennios
Liturgy	Paschal troparion Octoechos
Forms	Aposticha Canon Cherubikon Byzantine Rite Kathisma Koinonikon Kontakion Akathist Troparion Sticheron
Theory	Petasti 72 equal temperament Byzantine Musical Symbols Echos Octoechos Nenano Neobyzantine Octoechos Hagiopolitan Octoechos Papadic Octoechos Nana (echos) Ison
Instruments	Byzantine lyra Cretan lyra Thaboura Organon
Scholars	Enrica Follieri Solon Hadjisolomos Peter Jeffery Oliver Strunk Miloš Velimirović Egon Wellesz
Performers	Greek Byzantine Choir Nikodimos Kabarnos Iakovos Nafpliotis Konstantinos Pringos Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas
Related	Akolouthiai Protopsaltes Cappella Romana Monastery of Stoudios Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Musical Instruments Only-begotten Son School of Ecclesiastic Music
*also music theorist Category

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