musical notation

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She draws inspiration from the French composer Olivier Messiaen, who also transcribed birdsong into musical notation.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Crumb considered the art of musical notation his sole parallel talent to composing, referring to it as “musical calligraphy.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022

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

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

I also included a full copy of the lyrics, along with two new verses and full musical notation.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss