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

Then, she transcribes their notes into musical notation.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

But without musical notation, there was no way to do so.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022

That’s because the score opens with a rest, a musical notation that indicates the absence of sound.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2022

So it was with the complexity of music following the invention of musical notation.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall