远古时代,在埃及等地演唱、演奏的音乐,使用什么样的乐谱,已不可查考。但是,到了希腊时代,使用文字记谱却是很清楚的。到了六世纪左右,发展到在基督教的圣歌诗中,用加点以及用其它简单形象的符号来表示歌唱的方法。一般把这种乐谱叫做纽马(neuma)。后来,为了更能清楚地表明纽马的上下者的位置,于是,发展到以加线表示。画有四根线的四线乐谱,据说是一个叫做尼多(995?——1050?) Ancient times, in Egypt, singing, playing music, what kind of music score, no reference. However, by the Greek era, the use of written notations was clear. By the sixth century or so, it was developed into the method of representing singing in Christian hymns by adding dots and using other simple symbols. This score is generally called neuma. Later, in order to more clearly show the position of the upper and lower Neumai, so to develop to be added lines. Draw four lines of four-line score, is said to be called Nido (995? - 1050?)