Notenpapier

music paper; manuscript paper with printed staves

noun NOH-ten-pah-peer Rare

Usage Note

Notenpapier is paper pre-printed with staff lines for handwriting musical notation. Composers and arrangers use it; it comes in various formats. Digital notation software has largely replaced it but it remains in use in education.

Examples

"Der Komponist kaufte einen Block Notenpapier im Musikgeschäft."

Natural Translation

The composer bought a pad of music paper at the music shop.

Literal Translation

The composer bought a block of note-paper at the music-shop.

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