Braces: surround simultaneous notes in a chord {a c' e'}

Accidentals:

[f++] = F double-sharp

[a+] = A sharp

[c=] = C natural

[e-] = E flat

[d--] = D double-flat

In the main text, accidentals are written out in full, as

[natural], A[flat], G[sharp]. One table uses [#] for [sharp].

Accents and marcato: denoted by > and ^ before a note.

Time signatures: [4/4], [6/8], etc.

[C] or [C/4] = C-shaped [4/4] time.

[C|] or [C/2] = C-shaped [2/2] time.

[O] = A circle

[O.] = A circle with a dot in the center

[C.] = A broken circle (C-shaped) with a dot in the center

[G:] = Treble clef ([G8:] = Treble clef 8va bassa)

[F:] = Bass clef ([F8:] = Bass clef 8va bassa)

Rhythms (A trailing . represents a dotted note):

[L] = Longa

[B] = Brevis

[S] = Semibrevis

[1] = Whole-note (Semibreve)

[2] = Half-note (Minim)

[4] = Quarter-note (Crotchet)

[8] = Eighth-note (Quaver)

[16] = Sixteenth-note (Semiquaver)

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