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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sixte
sixteen
sixteen-penny nail
sixteen hundred
sixteen penny nail
sixteenfold
sixteenish
sixteenmos
sixteenpence
sixteenpenny
sixteenpenny nail
sixteens
sixteenth
sixteenth note (current term)
sixteenth notes
sixteenth rest
sixteenth rests
sixteenthly
sixteenths
sixtes
sixth
sixth-form college
sixth-former
sixth-year molar
sixth cranial nerve
sixth disease
sixth form
sixth forms

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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