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Proportional Chromatic Musical Notation
by Henri Carcelle, 1977

Chromatic scale from C to C. C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Proportional Chromatic Notation by Henri CarcelleAs shown on the right, Carcelle’s notation has been designed to be read vertically from top to bottom like Klavar notation. Pitches ascend horizontally from left to right like on a piano keyboard. The standard staff spans about an octave and a half. It has a symmetrical set of nine lines combining solid, dotted, and dashed lines. The last three repeat the first three in the following pattern: solid, dotted, solid, solid, dashed, solid, solid, dotted, solid. Traditional noteheads and time values are used.

Earliest documentation: 1977

Source: Directory of Music Notation Proposals, section/page: 13/16

Similar notations: 6-6 Klavar by Cornelis Pot

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Chromatic scale from C to C in Isomorph Notation by Tadeusz Wójcik C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Isomorph Notation by Tadeusz Wójcik

Chromatic scale from C to C in DA Notation by Rich Reed C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

DA Notation by Rich Reed

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Chromatic scale from C to C in Notagraph by Constance Virtue C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Notagraph by Constance Virtue

Chromatic scale from C to C in Note for Note by Walter H. Thelwall C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Note for Note by Walter H. Thelwall

Notation System Groups

  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 5 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 4 or 3 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 6 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step and Major 3rd Apart, 4 per Octave
  • Lines a Minor 3rd Apart, 3 or 4 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 3 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 2 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 2 per Octave, Compact Staff
  • Lines a Tritone Apart, 2 per Octave, or 1 Line per Octave
  • 7-5 Line Pattern, 3, 5, or 6 Lines per Octave
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