eighth of a semibreve
1Eighth — ([=a]tth), a. [AS. eahto[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the seventh. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. [1913 Webster] {Eighth note} (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver. [1913… …
2Eighth note — Eighth Eighth ([=a]tth), a. [AS. eahto[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the seventh. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. [1913 Webster] {Eighth note} (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a… …
3Eighth note — Quaver redirects here. For the cheese flavored snack food, see Quavers. Figure 1. An eighth note with stem facing up, an eighth note with stem facing down, and an eighth rest …
4Hundred twenty-eighth note — Beethoven used 128th notes in the first movement of his Pathétique Sonata (Op. 13) In music, a hundred twenty eighth note (American) or semihemidemisemiquaver or quasihemidemisemiquaver (British) is a note played for 1/128 of the duration of a… …
5quaver — I. v. n. Tremble, shake, quiver, vibrate. II. n. (Mus.) 1. Shake. 2. Eighth note, eighth of a semibreve, quarter of a minim, half of a crotchet …
6quaver — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (esp. of a voice or musical sound) vibrate, shake, tremble. b use trills or shakes in singing. 2 tr. a sing (a note or song) with quavering. b (often foll. by out) say in a trembling voice. n. 1 Mus. a note having the time… …
7quaver — verb (of a voice) tremble. noun 1》 a tremble in a voice. 2》 Music, chiefly Brit. a note having the value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem. Derivatives quavering adjective quaveringly… …
8quaver — ► VERB ▪ (of a voice) tremble. ► NOUN 1) a tremble in a voice. 2) Music, chiefly Brit. a note having the value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem. DERIVATIVES quavery adjective. ORIGIN …
9quavery — quaver ► VERB ▪ (of a voice) tremble. ► NOUN 1) a tremble in a voice. 2) Music, chiefly Brit. a note having the value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem. DERIVATIVES quavery adjective.… …
10Time signature — Common time redirects here. For the short story, see Common Time. Simple example of a 34 time signature: here there are three quarter notes per measure. The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational convention used in Western …
