Klarinet Archive - Posting 000265.txt from 2000/10

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] how long does a note last?
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:13:14 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Glenn" <notestaff@-----.de>
Subject: Re: [kl] how long does a note last?

> Rien Stein wrote:
>
> > Sometimes I read about "quavers", "semi-demi-quavers" and so on. None of
my dictionaries is giving a good translation or explanation of these words.
Would someone please be so kind to tell me the duration of these notes in
terms of quarter-, eights and other note lengths?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Rien
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> breve = double whole
> semibreve = whole
> minim = half
> crotchet = quarter
> quaver = eighth
> semiquaver = sixteenth (semi for short)
> demisemiquaver = 32nd (demisemi)
> hemidemisemiquaver = 64th (hemidemi)
> semihemidemisemiquaver = 128th
> etc.... (phew!)
> at your service!
> David

Just want to add that this terminology is a lot more common in British
English than American English. Here in the US, many of us would have to
consult a good music dictionary to be sure what each term meant.

Dee Hays

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