minim rest — noun A rest of the duration of a minim • • • Main Entry: ↑minim … Useful english dictionary
Rest (music) — Pause as weak interior cadence from Lassus s Qui vult venire post me, mm. 3 5 … Wikipedia
rest — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, abide, abide in, advocate, afterglow, afterimage, allay, alpenstock, annihilation, appease, arm, arrive, ataraxia, ataraxy, athletic supporter, awful silence, axis, back, backbone, backing, balance, bandeau,… … Moby Thesaurus
minim — Synonyms and related words: accidental, ace, atom, bit, breve, breve rest, crotchet, crumb, dab, demisemiquaver, dole, dominant, dominant note, dot, double whole note, dram, dribble, driblet, drop, droplet, dwarf, eighth note, eighth rest,… … Moby Thesaurus
half rest — noun a) A half rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two quarter rests or one half of a whole rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is two beats. b) A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly… … Wiktionary
whole rest — noun a) A whole rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats. b) A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly… … Wiktionary
semibreve rest — noun a) A semibreve rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats. b) A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle… … Wiktionary
SIFREI HA-MINIM — (Heb. סִפְרֵי הַמִּנִּים; lit. books of the sectarians ). In Tosefta Shabbat 13:5, et al., it is stated that gilyonim (lit. sheets of parchment ) and sifrei ha minim, may not be saved from fire on the Sabbath, but should be left to burn even if… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Half note — This article is about the musical note. For the jazz club, see Half Note Club. In music, a half note (American) or minim (European) is a note played for half the duration of a whole note (or semibreve) and twice the duration of a quarter note (or … Wikipedia
Note value — Parts of a note In music notation, a note value indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence or absence of flags/beams/hooks/tails. A rest indicates a… … Wikipedia
