====== Incipit ======
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  *Editors: Notice that many "<nowiki>%%%%</nowiki>" strings are inserted to keep searches from finding //this// page. Likewise, the "try it" links are encoded.
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Tunes may be identified by matching the **//Incipit//**--the first few consecutive notes--expressed in numerical code. Incipits are coded using 1((Use 1 for the tonic, or first note of the scale.)) for "do", 2 for "re", 3 for "mi", etc. Ignore rhythm, accidentals, and octaves. Thus, the Incipit for [[:cobs:1:]] is ** 1%%%%2%%%%3%%%%2%%%%1%%%%2%%%%1%%%%6%%%%5%%%%1%%%%2%%%%3%%%%3%%%%3%%%%5%%%%5%%%%3%%%%2 **.

===== Accuracy =====
Incipits on this site are being entered //manually// for all cobs, but this will take significant time. Currently, [[:groups:hymn]] cobs are completed, as are approximately one-fourth of the non-hymn titles. Please [[:contact]] if you are interested in this project, or if you have corrections.

====== Condensed Incipit ======
The **//Condensed Incipit//** is based on the Incipit, but **excludes** repeated notes((For consistancy, Condensed Incipits are included even though they do not differ from the Incipit.)). This facilitates searching where it may be difficult to determine whether a note is repeated. Note that this also excludes **octave** jumps.

====== Lists By Incipit ======
  *[[:incipit:hymns]]
  *[[:incipit:hymns2]]
  *[[:incipit:all]]
  *[[:incipit:all2]]

====== Searching via the Incipit ======
The advantage of including the Incipit in the information for [[:cobs:]] is that it's easy to fing via **Search**((See [[:help]] for additional information.)):
  *Enter the known portion of a melody, followed by an** * **(asterisk), like this: ** 1%%%%2%%%%3%%%%2%%%%1%%%%2%%%%1%%%%6%%%%5* ** (<-[[/dokuwiki.php?do=search&id=%31%32%33%32%31%32%31%36%35*|try it]])
  *If you don't know the first notes of a melody, also use a wildcard** * **(asterisk) at the beginning, like: ** *3%%%%2%%%%1%%%%2%%%%1%%%%6%%%%5* ** (<-[[/dokuwiki.php?do=search&id=*%33%32%31%32%31%36%35*|try it]])
  *It is often difficult to distinguish between repeated and tied notes, so if a search doesn't return the expected result, search on the Condensed Incipit, or try omitting or adding insignificant repeated notes. Or try a search for the beginning notes **//and//** those following, like: ** 1%%%%2%%%%3* *2%%%%1%%%%2%%%%1%%%%6%%%%5* ** (<-[[/dokuwiki.php?do=search&id=*%31%32%33*+*%32%31%32%31%36%35*|try it]])
  *Where there's an obvious //**introduction**// there may a second incipit provided for the melody.
  *//**Don't forget**// to always add an** * **to the end of the search criteria!