sheet music; score
Refers to printed or written music notation, used by musicians for performance or study.
ピアニストは譜面を見ながら演奏した。
The pianist performed while looking at the sheet music.
He is good at reading sheet music.
新しい曲の譜面を買った。
I bought the score for the new piece.
She played the piano while looking at the sheet music.
The conductor asked the musicians to play exactly as written in the score.
スコア is a loanword usually used for a full orchestral or ensemble score, whereas 譜面 can refer to any single sheet of music notation.
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music stand
Compound of 譜 (musical notation) and 面 (surface, page). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a written musical score.