Note

class abjad.core.Note.Note(*arguments)

Note.

>>> note = abjad.Note("cs''8.")
>>> abjad.show(note) 

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Attributes Summary

from_pitch_and_duration	Makes note from pitch and duration.
note_head	Gets and sets note-head.
written_duration	Gets and sets written duration.
written_pitch	Gets and sets written pitch.

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Special methods

(Leaf).__copy__(*arguments)

Shallow copies leaf.

Returns new leaf.

(Component).__format__(format_specification='')

Formats component.

Returns string.

(Component).__illustrate__()

Illustrates component.

Returns LilyPond file.

(Component).__mul__(n)

Copies component n times and detaches spanners.

Returns list of new components.

(Component).__repr__()

Gets interpreter representation of leaf.

Returns string.

(Component).__rmul__(n)

Copies component n times and detach spanners.

Returns list of new components.

(Leaf).__str__()

Gets string representation of leaf.

Returns string.

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Class & static methods

static from_pitch_and_duration(pitch, duration)

Makes note from pitch and duration.

>>> note = abjad.Note.from_pitch_and_duration('C#5', (3, 16))
>>> abjad.show(note) 

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Read/write properties

note_head

Gets and sets note-head.

>>> note = abjad.Note("cs''8.")
>>> note.note_head
NoteHead("cs''")

>>> abjad.show(note) 

>>> note.note_head = 'D5'
>>> note.note_head
NoteHead("d''")

>>> abjad.show(note) 

Return type:NoteHead

written_duration

Gets and sets written duration.

>>> note = abjad.Note("cs''8.")
>>> note.written_duration
Duration(3, 16)

>>> abjad.show(note) 

>>> note.written_duration = (1, 16)
>>> note.written_duration
Duration(1, 16)

>>> abjad.show(note) 

Returns duration

Return type:Duration

written_pitch

Gets and sets written pitch.

>>> note = abjad.Note("cs''8.")
>>> note.written_pitch
NamedPitch("cs''")

>>> abjad.show(note) 

>>> note.written_pitch = 'D5'
>>> note.written_pitch
NamedPitch("d''")

>>> abjad.show(note) 

Returns named pitch.

Return type:NamedPitch