Musical notation is a simplified code requiring stylistic knowledge to realize
Evidence
Performed music quite seldom exactly follows in rhythm such mathematically defined temporal lengths. Musical notation must be taken as a simplified way of communicating and storing musical melodies, rhythms, and harmonies, and musicians must know the style of playing to realize the musical piece in the manner intended by the composer. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1319
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Notation as lossy communication protocol dependent on shared performance conventions.