Associations to the word «Semibreve»

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

SEMIBREVE, noun. A musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time).