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

But in general, it just would not have occurred to them that having musical notation mattered.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall