Synonyms and Antonyms of musical notation

hypernym (musical notation IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (music) notation used by musicians (noun.communication)
    notation, notational system
    a technical system of symbols used to represent special things (noun.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF musical notation relation)

  • (noun.communication)
    bar line
    a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    tablature
    a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    musical scale, scale
    (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    interval, musical interval
    the difference in pitch between two notes (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    staff, stave
    (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    clef
    a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    key signature, signature
    the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    key, tonality
    any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    atonalism, atonality
    the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    musical time signature, time signature
    a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    bar, measure
    musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    rest
    a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    musical note, note, tone
    a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    slur
    (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    sharp
    a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    flat
    a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    cancel, natural
    a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    accidental
    a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    fermata
    a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    solmisation, solmization
    a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    segno
    (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    sforzando
    (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack (noun.communication)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • (noun.communication)
    staff line
    any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    space
    one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    ledger line, leger line
    a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff (noun.communication)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (noun.communication)
    musical score, score
    a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages (noun.communication)
     

domain category (musical notation is domain category of ....)

  • (noun.communication)
    music
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication)
     
hypernym hyponym part holonym part meronym domain category notation notational system bar line tablature musical scale scale interval musical interval staff line space ledger line musical score score music
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. notation, notational system . bar line . tablature . musical scale, scale . interval, musical interval . staff, stave . clef . key signature, signature . key, tonality . atonalism, atonality . musical time signature, time signature . bar, measure . rest . musical note, note, tone . slur . sharp . flat . cancel, natural . accidental . fermata . solmisation, solmization . segno . sforzando . staff line . space . ledger line, leger line . musical score, score . music


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