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What is the Use of the Note Table?
The note table presents the notes, rests and measures of a music piece in temporal order. Note that the number of the notes does not necessarily be equal to the number of the notes in the original score. For example, tied notes only count as a single note, ornaments do not create additional notes but tremoli appear as written notes.
Structure of a Note Table
The note table includes the following columns:
- The index of a note
- The position of the note. The integer part refers to the bar number, the fractional part to the relative position within a bar
- The pitch shows the name of a musical note in scientific notation. The special name M indicates a measure, X refers to a musical rest, and S (space) to an empty measure
- The duration specifies the duration of a note as a fraction of the whole measure. The duration of a measure is typically 1 but may occasionally be smaller or larger. Examples are up-beats, endings or cadences
- The measure refers to the number as it is written in a score. Note that measure number and the integer part of the position are not necessarily equal
- Midi specifies the MIDI value of the pitch. For measures this value is interpreted as tempo (in beats per minute)
- Staff refers to the staff number. The top staff is staff number 1
- Voice is the voice number within a staff. For measures the voice is used to indicate the key as the number of fifths. Positive values denote sharp keys, negative values flat keys
- The Id is a unique identifier for each note
Modifiers
Performance modifiers are appended to pitch values and bar numbers. A semicolon (;) is used as a separator. Multiple instructions are simply concatenated. See the tables below to learn about pitch and bar modifiers.
| Pitch modifier | Meaning |
|---|---|
| – | Marcato |
| . | Staccato |
| : | Staccatissimo |
| N | Upper mordent |
| n | Lower mordent |
| M | Long upper mordent |
| m | Long lower mordent |
| S | Upper turn |
| s | Lower turn |
| t | Trill |
Pitch modifier table
| Bar modifier | Meaning |
|---|---|
| m/n | Meter such as 3/4 or 9/8 |
| |: | Start repeat |
| 😐 | End repeat |
| [n | Start nth ending |
| 0] | End ending |
| || | Double line |
| .| | End line |
| >* | Da capo |
| >? | Dal segno |
| >§ | To coda |
| [§ | Coda |
| [? | Segno |
| [. | Fine |
Bar modifier table
Check the note table if you think that notes are played incorrectly.