#### 3.1.1 Notes

A note is printed by specifying its pitch and then its duration 1

>          cis'4 d'8 e'16 c'16

#### Footnotes

[1] Notes constitute the most basic elements of LilyPond input, but they do not form valid input on their own without a `\score` block. However, for the sake of brevity and simplicity we will generally omit `\score` blocks and `\paper` declarations in this manual.

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