(ごせんふ)

ごせんふ
noun
musical staff; sheet music with staff notation
1. musical staff; staff notation; sheet music
The set of five horizontal lines used in Western music notation on which notes are written. Also refers to blank staff paper or printed sheet music using this notation system.
五線譜(ごせんふ)音符(おんぷ)()く。
To write notes on a musical staff.
五線譜(ごせんふ)()めないので(みみ)(おぼ)えた。
I couldn't read sheet music, so I learned by ear.
()どもの(ころ)から五線譜(ごせんふ)()(かた)(なら)っていたので、初見(しょけん)演奏(えんそう)できる。
Since I learned how to read staff notation as a child, I can play at sight.

Composed of 五線(ごせん) (five lines) and () (musical notation, score). The 五線(ごせん) refers to the five horizontal lines that form the basis of Western musical notation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 五線譜(ごせんふ)()む (to read sheet music)
  • 五線譜(ごせんふ)()く (to write on a staff)
  • 五線譜(ごせんふ)ノート (blank staff notebook)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 五線譜(ごせんふ): musical staff, staff notation paper
  • 楽譜(がくふ): sheet music, musical score (more general)
  • 譜面(ふめん): musical score (informal, used by musicians)