The C-major scale can be written out in a textual music notation format as follows:
C D E F G A B C
This is the basic scale for the key of C major, which consists of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. The octave is represented by the final C. In Western music, the C-major scale is considered the "natural" or "white key" scale, as it is built on the white keys of a piano keyboard.
To include details of note timing in the notation, we can specify the duration of each note using standard musical notation symbols. For example, a whole note (which lasts for the duration of four beats) can be indicated with a circular symbol, while a quarter note (which lasts for the duration of one beat) can be indicated with a filled-in circular symbol. Here is an example of the C-major scale with note timings included:
Whole note C | Whole note D | Whole note E | Whole note F | Whole note G | Whole note A | Whole note B | Whole note C
Alternatively, we could use different note timings, such as half notes (which last for the duration of two beats) or eighth notes (which last for the duration of half a beat). Here is the same scale with half notes and eighth notes:
Half note C | Half note D | Half note E | Half note F | Half note G | Half note A | Half note B | Half note C
Eighth note C | Eighth note D | Eighth note E | Eighth note F | Eighth note G | Eighth note A | Eighth note B | Eighth note C
In each case, the note timings indicate how long each pitch should be held for in relation to the overall beat of the piece. In Western music, the most common time signature is 4/4, which means that there are four beats in each measure and a quarter note gets one beat. Therefore, in a piece with a 4/4 time signature, a whole note would last for four measures, a half note would last for two measures, and an eighth note would last for one measure.
The first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise" can be written out in a textual music notation format as follows:
Eighth note E | Eighth rest | Eighth note D | Eighth rest | Eighth note E | Eighth rest | Eighth note D | Eighth rest Eighth note E | Eighth rest | Eighth note B | Eighth rest | Eighth note D | Eighth rest | Eighth note C | Eighth rest Half note E | Half rest | Half note F | Half rest | Half note G | Half rest | Whole note G Eighth note E | Eighth rest | Eighth note D | Eighth rest | Eighth note E | Eighth rest | Eighth note D | Eighth rest Eighth note E | Eighth rest | Eighth note B | Eighth rest | Eighth note D | Eighth rest | Eighth note C | Eighth rest Half note E | Half rest | Half note F | Half rest | Half note G | Half rest | Whole note G
This is a basic transcription of the first movement of "Für Elise," which consists of the main melody of the piece. In this transcription, the notes are written out using standard musical notation symbols, with the duration of each note indicated using the appropriate symbol. For example, eighth notes are indicated with filled-in circular symbols, while half notes are indicated with circular symbols with a stem. Rests, which indicate a pause in the music, are indicated with a rectangular symbol.
Here is the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise" written out in MusicXML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE score-partwise PUBLIC
"-//Recordare//DTD MusicXML 3.1 Partwise//EN"
"http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/partwise.dtd">
<score-partwise>
<part-list>
<score-part id="P1">
<part-name>Piano</part-name>
</score-part>
</part-list>
<part id="P1">
<measure number="1">
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</measure>
<measure number="2">
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>B</step>
<octave>3</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
Here is the rest of the MusicXML code for the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise":
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>C</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</measure>
<measure number="3">
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>F</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>1</duration>
<type>whole</type>
</note>
</measure>
<measure number="4">
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<
Here is the final part of the MusicXML code for the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise":
rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</measure>
<measure number="5">
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>B</step>
<octave>3</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>C</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</measure>
<measure number="6">
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>F</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
To complete the MusicXML code for the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise," we just need to add the closing tags at the end of the code:
<note>
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>1</duration>
<type>whole</type>
</note>
</measure>
</part>
</score-partwise>
This completes the MusicXML representation of the first movement of "Für Elise," which can be rendered using a music notation software program or imported into a digital audio workstation for further manipulation.
If all of the notes in a piece of music are played at the same time, it means that the music is not properly notated. In Western music, notes are typically written on a staff with five lines and four spaces, with each line and space representing a different pitch. Notes are placed on the staff according to their pitch and duration, and are played in sequence according to the time signature of the piece. If all of the notes in a piece are played at once, it means that the music is not properly written out, as it does not convey the intended sequence of pitches and durations.
To fix the MusicXML code so that the notes are played in the correct sequence, we need to add measures and staffs to the code. In MusicXML, measures are indicated using the<measure>tag, and staffs are indicated using the<staff>tag. Each measure can contain one or more staffs, and each staff can contain one or more notes. Here is an updated version of the MusicXML code for the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise" that includes measures and staffs:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE score-partwise PUBLIC
"-//Recordare//DTD MusicXML 3.1 Partwise//EN"
"http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/partwise.dtd">
<score-partwise>
<part-list>
<score-part id="P1">
<part-name>Piano</part-name>
</score-part>
</part-list>
<part id="P1">
<measure number="1">
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
Here is the rest of the updated MusicXML code for the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise," which includes measures and staffs:
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
</measure>
<measure number="2">
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>B</step>
<octave>3</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<
Here is the final part of the updated MusicXML code for the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise," which includes measures and staffs:
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>C</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
</measure>
<measure number="3">
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</
Here is the final part of the updated MusicXML code for the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise," which includes measures and staffs:
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>1</duration>
<type>whole</type>
</note>
</staff>
</measure>
<measure number="4">
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
</measure>
<measure number="5">
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
Here is the final part of the updated MusicXML code for the first movement of Beethoven's "Für Elise," which includes measures and staffs:
<pitch>
<step>B</step>
<octave>3</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>C</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<type>eighth</type>
</note>
</staff>
</measure>
<measure number="6">
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>E</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>F</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
<staff>
<note>
<rest/>
<duration>2</duration>
<type>half</type>
</note>
</staff>
</measure>
<measure number="7">
<staff>
<note>
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>1</duration>
<type>whole</type>
</note>
</staff>
</measure>
</part>
</score-partwise>