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Definition of Quarter note
1. Noun. A musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note.
Definition of Quarter note
1. Noun. (music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quarter Note
Literary usage of Quarter note
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1902)
"nominations is as follows: In " The Blue Alsatian Mountains:" quarter note, 30.73
with MV of 1.83; half note, 58.42 with MV of 1.42; dotted half note, ..."
2. First Theory Book by Diller, Angela (1921)
"The measure J^ JJ) would be described: one is an eighth-note and half of the
quarter-note, two is the other half of the quarter-note and an eighth-note. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"In modern mu- (a) tr (b) A dotted quarter-note would call for one more group of
4 loth-notes ; a !, for 2 such additional groups ; etc. sic, ..."
4. First Theory Book by Angela Diller (1921)
"The measure J^ JJ) would be described: one is an eighth-note and half of the
quarter-note, two is the other half of the quarter-note and an eighth-note. ..."
5. Music (1901)
"Let us also recognize that the quarter note is always twice as accentuated as
the eighth. But, someone will say, we can always tell the relation of the ..."
6. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"quarter note. A crotchet. I Quarter rest. A pause equal in duration to a quarter
note. See Rests. Quarter tone. A small interval, or deviation in pitch, ..."
7. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"quarter note. A crotchet. J Quarter rest. ... The fourth; the quarter-note.
Quarto d'aspetto (It.) (quar-to d'as-/*/- to.) A sixteenth rest. ..."
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