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notation

[noh-tey-shuhn] / noʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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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

Basically, it’s just choice of notation, the hanging on notes, which comes across much better when we play live.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

The waltz has minor errors in rhythm and notation but Mr McClellan said he is sure that Chopin is behind it.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

Both became industry standards for digital music notation throughout the 2000s, launching regular updates and holding a sort of “duopoly” over the space, as Dorico’s product marketing manager, Daniel Spreadbury, characterized it to me.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024

Although this is not typical or standard notation, there are very specific musical attributes that can be visually represented such as sound, silence, and duration or the length of the sound.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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