CHARACTERS used in music, and of mu sical notes, with their proportions, are as follow : of 2 8....... a large 3 f crotchet 9 a long..._....... ...4 r quaver ...........•...• 1::1 a breve.. ......... ...2 ; 0 a semibreve 1 ; demisemiquaver.a t4character of a sharp note : this cha racter, at the beginning of a line or space, denotes that all the notes in that line are to be taken a semitone higher than in the natural series ; and the same affects all the octaves above or below, though not marked : but when prefixed to any parti cular note, it shows that note alone to be taken a semitone higher than it would be without such character.
b, or b, character of a flat note : this is the contrary to the other above, that is, a semitone lower.
El character of a natural note : when in a line or series of artificial notes, marked at the beginning or the natural note happens to be required, it is denoted by this character.
character of the treble cliff. Ell character of the mean cliff. 3*. bass cliff.
2, or 4, or 4, characters of common duple time : signifying the measure of two crotchets to be equal to two notes, of which four make a semibreve.
C * characters that distinguish the movements of common time, the first im plying slow, the second quick, and the third very quick.
.. 2 3 / 3 characters of simple 4 triple time, the measure of which is equal to three semibreves, or to three minims.
or or I, characters of mixed triple time, where the measure is equal to six crotchets or six quavers.
, f f or or 9 or or 9 characters of )1 9 .
compound triple time.
it 2 1 2 f 12 or V, characters of that species of triple time called the measure of twelve times.