Notation

Musical object notations.

Note

Format: (fraction)(dot)(name|=)(accidental)(dynamic)

Note names are case-insentivive but are always displayed in uppercase.

Notation	Alternative	Description
C4	c	quarter C, octave 4
2e5	2E5	Halftone (2 x ¼), E octave 5
1c	1C	Full tone C, octave 4
f#	F#	F sharp
g_	G_	G flat
.g	.G	duration fraction x 1.5 = 3/8
=	=	quarter rest
2=		half rest
1=	1=	full rest
d+	D+	quarter D, octave 4, MezzoForte
16.e#–	16.E#–	sixteenth, E sharp, fraction x 1.5, Piano
32f	32F	thirtytwo F

n = note('c#5')

Notation	Description
-----	Pianissississimo (pppp)
----	Pianississimo (ppp)
---	Pianissimo (pp)
--	Piano (p)
-	MezzoPiano (mp)
o (not 0)	Normal (character is optional)
+	MezzoForte (mf)
++	Forte (f)
+++	Fortissimo (ff)
++++	Fortississimo (fff)
+++++	Fortissississimo (ffff)

n = note('e++')

Notation	Description
C D E F	4 quarter tones
(8C E) (d5 f5)	2 doublets; first doublet has an eight length, second is a quarter
(1C E G)	C Chord; whole length

doremi = sequence('c d e')

Usable in sequence or note.

Notation	Description
>	sustain pedal `down`
<	sustain pedal `up`
^	sustain pedal `up` and immediately `down`

Notation	Description
c#5/m/2	C sharp triad, Octave 5, Minor, 2nd inversion
a/7	A Dominant seventh chord
e/maj7	E Major seventh chord
g/m7	G minor seventh chord
1=	No chord, a whole rest note
d/dim	D diminished triad
d/o	D diminished triad
f/dim7/1	F diminished seventh, 1st inversion
c/aug	C augmented triad
e/+	E augmented triad
b_/+7	B flat augmented seventh

b7 = chord('b/7')

sf = scale(2,'f')

Notation	Alternative	Description
I	i	first chord in scale ; if scale is “C” then sequence is “(C E G)”
V7	v7	(G B D5 F5)
Imaj7	imaj7	(C E G B)
viidim	VIIdim	(B D5 F5)

p = progression('c', 'ii V I') // Major C scale, (D F A) (G B D5) (C E G)

Notation	Description
c/m d/m	C minor followed by a D minor
(c3 c5)	C major, Octave 3 together with a C major, Octave 5
e =	E major followed by a quarter rest note

cs = chordsequence('c f g')