sheet music; score
Refers to printed or written music notation, used by musicians for performance or study.
The pianist performed while looking at the sheet music.
I bought the score for the new piece.
He is good at reading sheet music.
She played the piano while looking at the sheet music.
The conductor asked the musicians to play exactly as written in the score.
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer
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.