Definition of Sixteenth note

1. Noun. A musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note.

Exact synonyms: Semiquaver
Generic synonyms: Musical Note, Note, Tone

Definition of Sixteenth note

1. Noun. (music) a note that has 1/16 the value of a whole note ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sixteenth Note

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sixteenth rest
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sixth
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Literary usage of Sixteenth note

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens (1914)
"A closed note-head with stem and one hook. fc V Sixteenth-note. ... Sixteenth-note — semi-quaver. Thirty-second-note — demi-semi-quaver. ..."

2. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"A sixteenth note, semi-grand A semiquaver; a sixteenth note. semi-fusa ... sixteenth note, jj ОГИ semiquaver rest ' A sixteenth rest: a rest equivalent to a ..."

3. Music in the Public Schools: A Manual of Suggestions for Teachers by Elbridge Ward Newton (1909)
"(e) \ sixteenth note, a closed 0* note head with stem and two hooks. ... The dot after a sixteenth note takes the place of a thirty-second note tied. ..."

4. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"A note equal to half ag quaver; a sixteenth note. Semiquaver rest. A rest equal in duration to a semiquaver. Semitone (Eng.) (sfm-ï-tôn. ..."

5. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"A note equal to half a ^. quaver; a sixteenth note. 0 as in tone ; о as in dove ; о as in not; Semiquaver rest. A rest equal in ^ duration to a semiquaver. ..."

6. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"A sixteenth note. Semi-minim (Lat.) (sim-ï-mfn-ïm. ... A note equal to half a £ quaver; a sixteenth note. 0 as in ione ; 0 as in dove : 8 as in not; ..."

7. The Devotional Harmonist: A Collection of Sacred Music, Comprising a Large (1851)
"One is made with two hooks, and the other with three hooks, thus :— Called a sixteenth note. A Thirty-second Note.* 10. Two sixteenth notes are equal in ..."

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