LilyPond Music Glossary: 1.216 note head

## 1.216 note head

ES: cabeza, I: testa, testina, capocchia, F: tête de note, D: Notenkopf, NL: nootballetje, DK: nodehovede, S: nothuvud, FI: nuotin pää.

A head-like sign which indicates pitch by its position on a staff provided with a clef, and duration by a variety of shapes such as hollow or black heads with or without stems, flags, etc. For percussion instruments (often having no defined pitch) the note head may indicate the instrument.

#### See also

clef, flag, staff, stem.

#### LilyPond — Music Glossary v2.22.2 (stable-branch).