Associations to the word «Semibreve»
Adjective
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Wiktionary
SEMIBREVE, noun. (music) A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US)
SEMIBREVE REST, noun. (music) 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.
SEMIBREVE REST, noun. (music) A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly below the line above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines.
SEMIBREVE RESTS, noun. Plural of semibreve rest
Dictionary definition
SEMIBREVE, noun. A musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time).
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.