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The numerals 1 to 7 standing for scale degrees.
Also known as: Numbered notation, Ziffersystem, Cipher notation, Numbers for notes
Jianpu writes music with the digits 1 to 7 for scale degrees, dots above or below for octave, and underlines for shorter durations. It is movable-do, so the key is stated once at the top and the digits are relative — which makes transposition trivial.
Denotes numbered musical notation, using the digits 1 to 7 for the degrees of the scale.
Contexts: Music
Indicates octave with dots above or below the numeral and duration with underlines and dashes, so all information is carried by the digit and its decorations.
Contexts: Music
Is movable-do: the tonic is declared at the head of the piece and the numerals are relative to it, which makes transposition a matter of changing one line.
Contexts: Music
Originated in France in the eighteenth century and was adopted widely in China, Japan and Indonesia, where it remains in common use.
Contexts: Music
A horizontal line of digits from 1 to 7 with small dots placed directly above or below individual digits and horizontal underlines beneath groups of them.