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So here's my question then - is the musical notation we have the most logical and ergonomic language it could be?

• Kye 5y ago
  No, not even remotely. But it's not trying to be. Notation is a way to communicate music to a player or conductor who applies their own interpretation to it. Notation is more like a movie script than a novel.
  • lupire 5y ago
    It's. It even well optimized for that. It's a very clunky path-dependent system that has centuries-old cruft just because it's difficult to change culture and it's mostly passable for an orchestra of different instruments to use a shared notation. Instruments with a strong culture of solo music (guitar) often use different notation.