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Table 2 Description of GCN score's general symbols (rhythm)

From: An optical music recognition system for traditional Chinese Kunqu Opera scores written in Gong-Che Notation

Symbols

Phoneticize in simplified Chinese

Description

ban

A note with ‘ban’ starts a stronger beat

yan

A note with ‘yan’ starts a weaker beat

yaoyan

A note with ‘yaoyan’ starts a weaker beat

yaoban

Denotes a note's duration from a weaker beat to the next stronger beat

ban

A note with ‘ban’ starts a stronger beat

zhengban

Denotes the stronger beat in the middle of a bar for an 8/8 beat

yaoban

Denotes a note's duration from a weaker beat to the next stronger beat in some scores

yaoyan

A note with ‘yaoyan’ starts a weaker beat in some scores