Klarinet Archive - Posting 000273.txt from 2000/10

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] how long does a note last?
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 22:23:00 -0400

<><> Peter=A0Jaques wrote:
anyone know why the word "breve" ("brief" in french, though you probably
knew that) is used for the longest note value?

Originally (13th century according to my music dictionary), it
*was* a short note; but then shorter notes were needed and the longer
ones (longer than 'breve') were forgotten.

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