pitch name; note name
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
name of a pitch in traditional Chinese musical theory (the twelve lü)
technicalRefers to the twelve pitch names in traditional Chinese chromatic scale, such as Huangzhong (Yellow Bell) and Dalü (Great Lü).
Huáng黄
zhōng钟
hé和
dà大
lǚ吕
dōu都
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
yīn音
míng名
。
Huangzhong and Dalü are both ancient pitch names.
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
yīn音
yuè乐
shǐ使
yòng用
huáng黄
zhōng钟
、
dà大
lǚ吕
děng等
yīn音
míng名
lái来
biāo标
jì记
yīn音
gāo高
。
Traditional Chinese music uses pitch names like Huangzhong and Dalü to mark pitch heights.
noun
name of a musical note in Western music (C, D, E, F, G, A, B)
technicalCorresponds to the seven natural notes of the diatonic scale; equivalent to do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti in solfège.
Gāng钢
qín琴
shàng上
de的
bái白
jiàn键
duì对
yìng应
yīn音
míng名
CC
、
DD
、
EE
、
FF
、
GG
、
AA
、
BB
。
The white keys on the piano correspond to the note names C, D, E, F, G, A, B.
Xué学
xí习
yuè乐
lǐ理
shí时
，
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
jì记
zhù住
zhè这
qī七
gè个
jī基
běn本
yīn音
míng名
。
When studying music theory, you must first memorize these seven basic note names.
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Zài在
jiǎn简
pǔ谱
zhōng中
，
yīn音
míng名
tōng通
cháng常
yòng用
shù数
zì字
11
--
77
lái来
biǎo表
shì示
。
In numbered musical notation, note names are usually represented by the numbers 1-7.