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Table 1. Note names

USA	UK	Netherlands	German	French	Italian
C	C	C	C	Ut	Do
C sharp	C sharp	Cis	Cis	Ut dièse	Do diesis
D flat	D flat	Des	Des	Re bémol	Re bemolle
B double flat	B double flat	Beses	Bes	Si double bémol	Si doppio bemolle
B flat	B flat	Bes	B	Si bémol	Si bemolle
B	B	B	H	Si	Si
B sharp	B sharp	Bis	His	Si dièse	Si diesis
C double sharp	C double sharp	Cisis	Cisis	Ut double-dièse	Do doppio diesis
sharp (#)	sharp	kruis	Kreuz	dièse	diesis
double sharp	double sharp	dubbelkruis	Doppelkreuz	double-dièse	doppio diesis
natural	natural	herstellingsteken	Quadrat	bécarre	bequadro

Table 2. Note values

USA	UK	Netherlands	German	French	Italian
Duoble whole note	breve	brevis	Doppeltaktnote	carrée	breve
whole note	semibreve	hele noot	Taktnote	ronde	semibreve
half-note	minim	halve noot	Halbe	blanche	minima
quarter-note	crotchet	kwartnoot	Viertel	noire	semiminima
eigth-note	quaver	achtste noot	Achtel	croche	croma
sixteenth-note	semi-quaver	zestiende noot	Sechzehntel	double-croche	semicroma
thirty-second nt	demisemiquaver	twee-endertigste	Zweiunddreizig-stel	triple-croche	biscroma
fourty-sixth nt	hemidemisemi-quaver	vierenzestigste	Vierund-sechzigstel	quadruple-croche	semi-biscroma

Table 3. Octave names (some MIDI-editors use 1 to 128 instead of 0 to 127)

MIDI number	frequence (A)	Feet approx (open pipe)	remarks	GB-US	Continent
C0 (0)	13,75	64			'''C or 3C
C1 (12)	27,5	32	lowest note 2A on piano	CCCC	''C or 2C
C2 (24)	55	16		CCC	'C or 1C
C3 (36)	110	8	lowest note on most organ keyboards	CC	C
C4 (48)	220	4	bass key on F (f)	C	c or c0
C5 (60)	440	2	keyhole on piano	C1	c' or c1
C6 (72)	880	1		C2	c" or c2
C7 (84)	1760	1/2		C3	c''' or c3
C8 (96)	3520	1/4	highest piccolo on Gaviolis is f4	C4	c"" or c4
C9 (108)	7040	1/8		C5	c""' or c5
C10 (120)		1/16	scale ends with c6	C6	c""" or c6

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