五線譜(ごせんふ)

ごせんふ
noun
musical staff; sheet music with staff notation
academicmusic
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)に音符(おんぷ)を書(か)く。
To write notes on a musical staff.
五線譜(ごせんふ)が読(よ)めないので耳(みみ)で覚(おぼ)えた。
I couldn't read sheet music, so I learned by ear.
子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)から五線譜(ごせんふ)の読(よ)み方(かた)を習(なら)っていたので、初見(しょけん)で演奏(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 譜(ふ) (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

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)

Related Words

Related: 楽譜(がくふ) (sheet music (general))
Compare: 譜面(ふめん) (musical score)
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