musical notation
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Eschewing Western musical notation, Mr. Smith developed a system that sometimes encapsulates compositions within paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
It may be English as a second language, another spoken language, a language no longer spoken, American Sign Language, Braille, or even musical notation.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Although he never learned to read musical notation, Mr. Smith had an early ability to pick out tunes on the piano and other instruments.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021
Schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers uses a musical notation on a blackboard to solve the murder of a young colleague.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2020
If the audible version were written out in musical notation it would read like this, with all its ‘dots’ gone.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
