Musical Symbols / Notation: the Classic FM guide
21 October 2014, 17:18 | Updated: 6 January 2017, 14:45
Your comprehensive guide to musical notation and symbols.
Note |
Value (beats) |
Rest |
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= Semibreve / Whole note - 4 beats |
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= Minim / Half note - 2 beats |
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= Crotchet / Quarter note - 1 note |
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= Quaver / Eighth note |
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= Semi-quaver / Sixteenth note |
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= Demi-semi-quaver / Thirty-second note |
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= Hemi-demi-semi-quaver / Sixty-fourth note |
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= Sharp |
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= Flat |
Symbol |
Dynamics |
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= Piano pianissimo |
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= Pianissimo |
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= Piano |
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= Mezzo-piano |
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= Mezzo-forte |
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= Forte |
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= Fortissimo |
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= Forte fortissimo |
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= Sforzando |
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= Forte-piano |
Miscellaneous Symbols |
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= Treble clef |
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= Bass clef |
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= Tenor clef |
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= Ottava alta (an octave above) |
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= Ottava bassa (an octave below) |
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= Two octaves above |
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= Two octaves below |
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= Da capo (from the beginning) |
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= Dal segno (from the sign) |
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= Segno |
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= Coda (go to the coda) |
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= Sustain pedal down |
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= Release pedal |
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= Trill |
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= Turn |
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= Inverted-turn |
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= Mordent |
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= Inverted mordent |
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= Crescendo (hairpin) |
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= Diminuendo / decrescendo (hairpin) |
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= Accent |
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= Common time (4/4) |
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= Alla breve / Cut time (2/2) |
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= Fermata (pause) |
