ES: oval, I: testa, testina, capocchia, F: tête de la note, D: Notenkopf, NL: nootballetje, DK: nodehovede, S: nothuvud, FI: nuotin pää.
A head-like sign which indicates pitch by its position on a →staff provided with a →clef, and duration by a variety of shapes such as hollow or black heads with or without →stems, →flags, etc. For percussion instruments (often having no defined pitch) the note head may indicate the instrument.
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