alphabetical notation

musical nomenclature that indicates pitch classes using letters
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alphabetical notation

Summary

alphabetical notation is a nomenclature[1]. It draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (nomenclature category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • alphabetical notation's image is recorded as C major scale letter notation.png[3].
  • alphabetical notation's instance of is recorded as nomenclature[4].
  • alphabetical notation's subclass of is recorded as figuring[5].
  • alphabetical notation's subclass of is recorded as pitch notation[6].
  • alphabetical notation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026yf_[7].
  • alphabetical notation's represents is recorded as pitch class[8].
  • alphabetical notation's uses is recorded as Q9659[9].
  • alphabetical notation's uses is recorded as B/b[10].
  • alphabetical notation's uses is recorded as C/c[11].
  • alphabetical notation's uses is recorded as B/b[12].
  • alphabetical notation's uses is recorded as H/h[13].
  • alphabetical notation's uses is recorded as flat[14].
  • alphabetical notation's uses is recorded as sharp[15].
  • alphabetical notation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 82673840[16].

Why It Matters

alphabetical notation draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (nomenclature category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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