Examples

Hello Underworld!

    # Short-form.
0 Hello, Underworld!

    # Long-form.
0 1 note Hello, Underworld!

La Musica's entrance

# La Musica's entrance in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
# Points represent beats.

1     1 rest
2     1 rest
2.5   1 note D5  Dal
3     1 note D5~ mio
4     1 note D5
4.25  1 note D5  per-
4.5   1 note D5  mes-
4.875 1 note D5  so a-
5     1 note D5  ma-
6     1 note D5  to
7     1 rest
7.5   1 note D5  a
8     1 note C5  noi
8.5   1 note A4  ne
9     1 note B♭4 ve-
11    1 note A4  gno
13    1 tail

Monteverdi's chord

# Monteverdi's chord.
# Points represent seconds.

0 0   tempo 120

    # Right hand.
0 1_1 note G4
0 1_2 note E4

    # Left hand.
0 2_1 note C♯4
0 2_2 note A3

2 0   tail

A graphic of a lyre

# A graphic of a lyre.
# Points represent the image number.
# Voices represent scan lines.

0 1  note  ⣠⡶⠾⢿⣶⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣾⡿⠷⢶⣄
0 2  note ⠀⢸⣿⣴⣦⠈⣿⣿⡟⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⠀⣶⣶⣿⡆
0 3  note ⠀⠈⠛⠟⠃⢀⣿⣿⠃⢸⡏⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠸⣿⣿⠀⠙⠻⠛
0 4  note ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⠏⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧
0 5  note ⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣷⣄
0 6  note ⠀⢠⣾⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣷⡀
0 7  note ⢠⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⡀
0 8  note ⣾⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣇
0 9  note ⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⡟
0 10 note ⠸⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⠃
0 11 note ⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⣀⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⡀⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃
0 12 note ⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣶⣾⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠁
0 13 note ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Monteverdi's life (excerpt)

# Monteverdi's life (excerpt).
# Points represent years.

1567 Monteverdi's birth
1607 L'Orfeo's first performance
1643 Monteverdi's death

To the Underworld!

# Orpheus ventures to the Underworld!
# Points represent word count.

  0 Sounds of singing birds and rustling leaves fill the air.
 10 Orpheus walks the forest in search of his love Eurydice.
 20 Upon finding her dead, he sings a melody of mourning.
 30 Orpheus walks the forest towards the Underworld.
 37 He sings a melody to charm the ferryman Charron.
 46 Sounds of oars pushing through water mark the crossing of the Styx.
 58 Orpheus reaches the entrance to the Underworld.
 65 He sings a melody to charm Cerberus.
 72 Orpheus climbs down into the Underworld.
 78 He sings a melody to charm Hades.
 85 Hades revives Eurydice, but forbids Orpheus to look at her.
 95 Orpheus climbs out of the Underworld.
101 Eurydice follows.
103 Upon seeing the Sun, he turns to see her.
112 She disappears into nothingness.
116

Spectral colours

# Newton's spectral colours by wavelengths.
# Points represent nanometers.

380 Violet → #7f00ff
430 Indigo → #3f00ff
450 Blue   → #0000ff
490 Green  → #00ff00
530 Yellow → #ffff00
580 Orange → #ff8800
620 Red    → #ff0000
700 Black  → #000000

A game of chess

# Gioachino Greco vs Anonymous, 1620.
# King's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Defense (C34) 1-0.
# Points represent chess moves.

1  e4   e5
2  f4   exf4
3  Nf3  h6
4  Bc4  g5
5  h4   f6
6  Nxg5 fxg5
7  Qh5+ Ke7
8  Qf7+ Kd6
9  Qd5+ Ke7
10 Qe5#