Notation
(noe-TAY-shun)
[Eng.]
Visual symbols for sound. The most common
notation
is the fixed
treble
and
bass clefs
with modern
pitch
notation
therein. The
notation
of
music
has undergone several transformations since the first visual symbols for
music
were invented, c. 500 B.C.
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