musical notation

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians   bar line - a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars notation, notational system - a technical system of symbols used to represent special things musical score, score - a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata" tablature - a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used musical scale, scale - (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes stave, staff - (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written staff line - any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff space - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E" ledger line, leger line - a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff clef - a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it key signature, signature - the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key tonality, key - any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music atonalism, atonality - the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system musical time signature, time signature - a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat bar, measure - musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" rest - a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" slur - (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato sharp - a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named flat - a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named cancel, natural - a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat accidental - a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature fermata - a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount solmisation, solmization - a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters segno - (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated sforzando - (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner