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What is this type of notehead called?
Why is the “longest note value still in common use” called a “breve”, when breve means “short”?Odd symbol in Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos Book 1What do Four Vertical Dots mean?What is this musical notation: 0 vertically centered on staff after a barline?What type/format of sheet music is this?Chord stretched across treble clef and bass clefReasoning for redundant “natural” (but not courtesy accidental)In Diabelli's “Duet in D” for piano, what are these brackets on chords that look like vertical slurs?Strange “x” in front of noteheadWhat does this horizontal bar at the first measure mean?What is the use of pickup notes?
I was looking through some sheet music when I came across a notehead that looked very odd. It looks like a whole note with two lines on both its sides. Here is an image of the notehead:
What is this type of notehead called, and what is its duration?
notation sheet-music identification
edited Mar 24 at 19:21
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I was looking through some sheet music when I came across a notehead that looked very odd. It looks like a whole note with two lines on both its sides. Here is an image of the notehead:
What is this type of notehead called, and what is its duration?
notation sheet-music identification
edited Mar 24 at 19:21
Richard
48.1k7117205
asked Mar 24 at 18:42
XilpexXilpex
1,107331
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Xilpex, I thoroughly applaud your interest in learning everything music, but please: go to dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm . Read it. Study it. Download it. don't subject this site to another couple hundred "what is this symbol" question!
– Carl Witthoft
Mar 25 at 12:48
2
@CarlWitthoft Seriously.. and the argument that SO wants to get its own answers to the top of Google results is ridiculous in this case. The site you linked is a far better resource for learning these symbols than this site could ever hope to be. There's simply nothing to discuss—the symbols mean what they mean. A simple reference is all a person ought to need.
– only_pro
Mar 25 at 17:23
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I was looking through some sheet music when I came across a notehead that looked very odd. It looks like a whole note with two lines on both its sides. Here is an image of the notehead:
What is this type of notehead called, and what is its duration?
notation sheet-music identification
edited Mar 24 at 19:21
Richard
48.1k7117205
asked Mar 24 at 18:42
XilpexXilpex
1,107331
I was looking through some sheet music when I came across a notehead that looked very odd. It looks like a whole note with two lines on both its sides. Here is an image of the notehead:
What is this type of notehead called, and what is its duration?
notation sheet-music identification
notation sheet-music identification
edited Mar 24 at 19:21
Richard
48.1k7117205
asked Mar 24 at 18:42
XilpexXilpex
1,107331
edited Mar 24 at 19:21
Richard
48.1k7117205
asked Mar 24 at 18:42
XilpexXilpex
1,107331
edited Mar 24 at 19:21
Richard
48.1k7117205
edited Mar 24 at 19:21
Richard
48.1k7117205
edited Mar 24 at 19:21
Richard
48.1k7117205
48.1k7117205
asked Mar 24 at 18:42
XilpexXilpex
1,107331
asked Mar 24 at 18:42
XilpexXilpex
1,107331
asked Mar 24 at 18:42
XilpexXilpex
1,107331
1,107331
6
Xilpex, I thoroughly applaud your interest in learning everything music, but please: go to dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm . Read it. Study it. Download it. don't subject this site to another couple hundred "what is this symbol" question!
– Carl Witthoft
Mar 25 at 12:48
2
@CarlWitthoft Seriously.. and the argument that SO wants to get its own answers to the top of Google results is ridiculous in this case. The site you linked is a far better resource for learning these symbols than this site could ever hope to be. There's simply nothing to discuss—the symbols mean what they mean. A simple reference is all a person ought to need.
– only_pro
Mar 25 at 17:23
add a comment |
6
Xilpex, I thoroughly applaud your interest in learning everything music, but please: go to dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm . Read it. Study it. Download it. don't subject this site to another couple hundred "what is this symbol" question!
– Carl Witthoft
Mar 25 at 12:48
2
@CarlWitthoft Seriously.. and the argument that SO wants to get its own answers to the top of Google results is ridiculous in this case. The site you linked is a far better resource for learning these symbols than this site could ever hope to be. There's simply nothing to discuss—the symbols mean what they mean. A simple reference is all a person ought to need.
– only_pro
Mar 25 at 17:23
6
6
Xilpex, I thoroughly applaud your interest in learning everything music, but please: go to dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm . Read it. Study it. Download it. don't subject this site to another couple hundred "what is this symbol" question!
– Carl Witthoft
Mar 25 at 12:48
Xilpex, I thoroughly applaud your interest in learning everything music, but please: go to dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm . Read it. Study it. Download it. don't subject this site to another couple hundred "what is this symbol" question!
– Carl Witthoft
Mar 25 at 12:48
2
2
@CarlWitthoft Seriously.. and the argument that SO wants to get its own answers to the top of Google results is ridiculous in this case. The site you linked is a far better resource for learning these symbols than this site could ever hope to be. There's simply nothing to discuss—the symbols mean what they mean. A simple reference is all a person ought to need.
– only_pro
Mar 25 at 17:23
@CarlWitthoft Seriously.. and the argument that SO wants to get its own answers to the top of Google results is ridiculous in this case. The site you linked is a far better resource for learning these symbols than this site could ever hope to be. There's simply nothing to discuss—the symbols mean what they mean. A simple reference is all a person ought to need.
– only_pro
Mar 25 at 17:23
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This is called a double whole note or breve.
Whereas a whole note is equivalent in duration to four quarter notes, a double whole note is equivalent to eight quarter notes.
We see it often in transcriptions of older music, where the half note is used as the beat value instead of the quarter note. Consider, for instance, this example from Palestrina; also make sure to check out the breve rest!
Note that some modern notation systems only write one bar on either side of the note, but it's still a double whole note.
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Called a breve, it's twice as long as a semibreve - no surprise there! The semibreve is the usual full bar note these days, worth four crotchets.
The surprise is that the word 'breve' actually means short, which makes one wonder what long notes were like in the days of yore.
answered Mar 24 at 19:08
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The breve was a half or a third (depending on the rhythmic mode) of a longa; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longa_(music). There has been a sort of ‘inflation’ over the centuries, as note values came to represent longer and longer notes, and so composers had to use shorter and shorter note values to achieve the same effect. See music.stackexchange.com/questions/40487
– gidds
Mar 24 at 22:19
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It's a double whole note, aka breve, and lasts twice as long as a whole note. Eg. in 4/4 it'd count for 2 measures - 8 quarter notes.
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This is called a double whole note or breve.
Whereas a whole note is equivalent in duration to four quarter notes, a double whole note is equivalent to eight quarter notes.
We see it often in transcriptions of older music, where the half note is used as the beat value instead of the quarter note. Consider, for instance, this example from Palestrina; also make sure to check out the breve rest!
Note that some modern notation systems only write one bar on either side of the note, but it's still a double whole note.
answered Mar 24 at 19:01
RichardRichard
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This is called a double whole note or breve.
Whereas a whole note is equivalent in duration to four quarter notes, a double whole note is equivalent to eight quarter notes.
We see it often in transcriptions of older music, where the half note is used as the beat value instead of the quarter note. Consider, for instance, this example from Palestrina; also make sure to check out the breve rest!
Note that some modern notation systems only write one bar on either side of the note, but it's still a double whole note.
answered Mar 24 at 19:01
RichardRichard
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This is called a double whole note or breve.
Whereas a whole note is equivalent in duration to four quarter notes, a double whole note is equivalent to eight quarter notes.
We see it often in transcriptions of older music, where the half note is used as the beat value instead of the quarter note. Consider, for instance, this example from Palestrina; also make sure to check out the breve rest!
Note that some modern notation systems only write one bar on either side of the note, but it's still a double whole note.
answered Mar 24 at 19:01
RichardRichard
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This is called a double whole note or breve.
Whereas a whole note is equivalent in duration to four quarter notes, a double whole note is equivalent to eight quarter notes.
We see it often in transcriptions of older music, where the half note is used as the beat value instead of the quarter note. Consider, for instance, this example from Palestrina; also make sure to check out the breve rest!
Note that some modern notation systems only write one bar on either side of the note, but it's still a double whole note.
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Called a breve, it's twice as long as a semibreve - no surprise there! The semibreve is the usual full bar note these days, worth four crotchets.
The surprise is that the word 'breve' actually means short, which makes one wonder what long notes were like in the days of yore.
answered Mar 24 at 19:08
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The breve was a half or a third (depending on the rhythmic mode) of a longa; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longa_(music). There has been a sort of ‘inflation’ over the centuries, as note values came to represent longer and longer notes, and so composers had to use shorter and shorter note values to achieve the same effect. See music.stackexchange.com/questions/40487
– gidds
Mar 24 at 22:19
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Called a breve, it's twice as long as a semibreve - no surprise there! The semibreve is the usual full bar note these days, worth four crotchets.
The surprise is that the word 'breve' actually means short, which makes one wonder what long notes were like in the days of yore.
answered Mar 24 at 19:08
TimTim
108k11107275
5
The breve was a half or a third (depending on the rhythmic mode) of a longa; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longa_(music). There has been a sort of ‘inflation’ over the centuries, as note values came to represent longer and longer notes, and so composers had to use shorter and shorter note values to achieve the same effect. See music.stackexchange.com/questions/40487
– gidds
Mar 24 at 22:19
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Called a breve, it's twice as long as a semibreve - no surprise there! The semibreve is the usual full bar note these days, worth four crotchets.
The surprise is that the word 'breve' actually means short, which makes one wonder what long notes were like in the days of yore.
answered Mar 24 at 19:08
TimTim
108k11107275
Called a breve, it's twice as long as a semibreve - no surprise there! The semibreve is the usual full bar note these days, worth four crotchets.
The surprise is that the word 'breve' actually means short, which makes one wonder what long notes were like in the days of yore.
answered Mar 24 at 19:08
TimTim
108k11107275
answered Mar 24 at 19:08
TimTim
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TimTim
108k11107275
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TimTim
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108k11107275
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The breve was a half or a third (depending on the rhythmic mode) of a longa; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longa_(music). There has been a sort of ‘inflation’ over the centuries, as note values came to represent longer and longer notes, and so composers had to use shorter and shorter note values to achieve the same effect. See music.stackexchange.com/questions/40487
– gidds
Mar 24 at 22:19
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5
The breve was a half or a third (depending on the rhythmic mode) of a longa; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longa_(music). There has been a sort of ‘inflation’ over the centuries, as note values came to represent longer and longer notes, and so composers had to use shorter and shorter note values to achieve the same effect. See music.stackexchange.com/questions/40487
– gidds
Mar 24 at 22:19
5
5
The breve was a half or a third (depending on the rhythmic mode) of a longa; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longa_(music). There has been a sort of ‘inflation’ over the centuries, as note values came to represent longer and longer notes, and so composers had to use shorter and shorter note values to achieve the same effect. See music.stackexchange.com/questions/40487
– gidds
Mar 24 at 22:19
The breve was a half or a third (depending on the rhythmic mode) of a longa; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longa_(music). There has been a sort of ‘inflation’ over the centuries, as note values came to represent longer and longer notes, and so composers had to use shorter and shorter note values to achieve the same effect. See music.stackexchange.com/questions/40487
– gidds
Mar 24 at 22:19
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It's a double whole note, aka breve, and lasts twice as long as a whole note. Eg. in 4/4 it'd count for 2 measures - 8 quarter notes.
answered Mar 24 at 19:03
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It's a double whole note, aka breve, and lasts twice as long as a whole note. Eg. in 4/4 it'd count for 2 measures - 8 quarter notes.
answered Mar 24 at 19:03
CreyndersCreynders
8901415
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It's a double whole note, aka breve, and lasts twice as long as a whole note. Eg. in 4/4 it'd count for 2 measures - 8 quarter notes.
answered Mar 24 at 19:03
CreyndersCreynders
8901415
It's a double whole note, aka breve, and lasts twice as long as a whole note. Eg. in 4/4 it'd count for 2 measures - 8 quarter notes.
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CreyndersCreynders
8901415
answered Mar 24 at 19:03
CreyndersCreynders
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CreyndersCreynders
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Xilpex, I thoroughly applaud your interest in learning everything music, but please: go to dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm . Read it. Study it. Download it. don't subject this site to another couple hundred "what is this symbol" question!
– Carl Witthoft
Mar 25 at 12:48
2
@CarlWitthoft Seriously.. and the argument that SO wants to get its own answers to the top of Google results is ridiculous in this case. The site you linked is a far better resource for learning these symbols than this site could ever hope to be. There's simply nothing to discuss—the symbols mean what they mean. A simple reference is all a person ought to need.
– only_pro
Mar 25 at 17:23