1.306 system

ES: sistema, I: sistema, F: système, D: Notensystem, NL: systeem, DK: system, S: system, FI: nuottiviivasto.

One ‘line’ of music on the page, consisting of one or more staves grouped vertically. A line break is a switch to the next system.

For example, a piano music score often contains five to six systems per page (with normally two staves per system), while a full orchestral score usually contains only one or two systems per page.

See also

staff.

LilyPond Music Glossary v2.25.14 (development-branch).