The notation, that of the eleventh century, is beautifully clear, and its deciphering is made easier by the presence of a line ruled across the page to indicate the relative positions of the notes.

The music of these dramas is what we should naturally expect it to be, if we take into account the character of the text.

The subjects of the dramas were always incidents from the Bible and the plays were represented in churches by priests or those close to them.
It is certain that the educational drama of the church continued in the state of its infancy for several centuries.

Even after the birth of the "Sacra Rappresentazione" in the fourteenth century the old-fashioned liturgical drama survived in Italy and was preserved in activity in other parts of Europe.

Several interesting manuscripts in great libraries attest the consideration accorded to it at a period much later than that of which we have been speaking.