notation
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Western notation can’t always capture African musical innovations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Villanueva refiled the case, alleging that he’d suffered emotional distress and that the “do not rehire” notation made it difficult for him to find a job.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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
“Dorico’s not totally perfect if you have super weird stuff like harp notation or complicated percussion staves. You might have to hand-tweak those after they’re in the new system,” said Pogue.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
Many different types of music notation have been invented, and some, such as tablature2 , are still in use.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Music - Introductory
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