66 notes on the first syllable of thronum[. . .] 70 notes on the last syllable of Jerusalem
There is a 100 note melisma on the first syllable of "Caput" as I recall, in one of the antiphons sung during the washing of the feet in the Use of Sarum. The text recalls the moment where Peter refuses to have his feet washed by Jesus, Jesus responds he will "have not part of him" if he doesn't allow him to do so, and Peter then answers that he may wash not only his feet but his head (Caput) as well. The melisma on this word captures some of Peter's excitedness it seems
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