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Whole note   /hoʊl noʊt/   Listen
Whole note

noun
1.
A musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time).  Synonym: semibreve.






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"Whole note" Quotes from Famous Books



... to represent note-values the crotchet is taken as the unit; this is represented by a step; higher values, from the minim to the whole note of twelve beats, are represented by a step with one foot and a movement or movements with the other foot or with the body, but without progression, e.g., a minim by one step and a knee bend, a dotted minim by a step and two movements without progression, a whole note of twelve ...
— The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze • Emile Jaques-Dalcroze



Words linked to "Whole note" :   musical note, semibreve, tone, note



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