climacus

In accordance with that a scandicus is a virga præpunctis; a climacus, a virga subpunctis; 10765b13. gif, pes subpunctis; 10765b14. gif, scandicus subpunctis, or, also compunctis, the last-named adjective indicating the addition of punctis before and after.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Thus the liquescent podatus is called epiphonus, the liquescent clivis, cephalicus, the liquescent climacus, ancus.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Towards the end of the neuma on tuam (where in the MS. the neums surmount the second syllable) the staff notation substitutes a pes subbipunctis for a virga and climacus – a mere graphic difference.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Thus we have a clivis on the second syllable of omnes, the second (before the quilisma) and the third of domino, the third of angeli (where the lower one got attached to the l), etc.; a climacus on angeli, preceding the quilisma.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

In this form it is also used in an ascending group of three or more notes (10765b09. gif, scandicus) and in a similar descending group (10765b10. gif, climacus).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

This is also sometimes used for one of the puncta of the climacus (first syllable of tuam, third and sixth neums, etc.) and towards the end of the group neuma on nobis (fifth sign from the end) we see a trigon subpuncte, the last dot of the trigon and the added punctum being drawn out.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

A climacus occurs on the second syllable of docente (fourth line) being followed by an epiphonus; a pes subpunctis, on the last syllable of salutifere.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

The quilisma there is followed by a climacus in which the three signs, acutus and two graves are joined together:

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913