half note

Noun

Meaning

a musical note having the time value of half a whole note

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

minim natural report note flat dominant sharp accidental staccato triplet crotchet quaver spiccato subdominant quarter note
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Antonyms

black full deep BIG smooth obscure

Hypernyms

note tone musical note

Examples

By the same reckoning, there could be two or three of the next smallest note, the "minim," (equivalent to the modern "half note") to each semibreve. Source: Internet

Just before he bites the dust, Joe lands his big break, earning a shot to play with jazz legend Dorothea Williams (Angela Bassett) at the Half Note club. Source: Internet

It appears she got her spark when she was sitting outside the Half Note, people-watching and observing winged seeds falling from a nearby tree. Source: Internet

So a main would show a crotchet (or quarter note ), as shown to the right, while a main would show a minim (or half note ). Source: Internet

This term has been sustained to the present day, and though now it means the beat is a minim (half note), in contradiction to the literal meaning of the phrase, it still indicates that the beat has changed to a longer note value. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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