demisemiquaver

/'demisemi,kweivə/

Thân thiện

A musician plays a demisemiquaver on the violin.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A musical note with a very short duration: A demisemiquaver is a note in musical notation that has a time value equal to one thirty-second (1/32) of a whole note (semibreve). It is a very short note, typically represented by a filled-in oval note head with a stem and three flags or beams.

Usage

• The term is used specifically in the context of reading, writing, or discussing written music to denote a note of precise rhythmic length.
• It is a technical term from standard Western musical notation.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The fast passage was filled with demisemiquavers, requiring great dexterity from the violinist.
  • In this bar, the melody has two demisemiquavers followed by a semiquaver.

Advanced Usage

• In proportional context: The duration of a demisemiquaver is relative to the tempo (speed) of the music. At a slow tempo, it may be clearly articulated, while at a very fast tempo, it can sound like a blur.
• In beaming: Multiple consecutive demisemiquavers are often connected by three beams to make the rhythm easier to read.

Variants and Related Words

• Demisemiquaver rest (n): A rest (silence) of equivalent duration to a demisemiquaver note.
• Hemidemisemiquaver (n, chiefly British): A note with half the duration of a demisemiquaver (a sixty-fourth note). This is a related but distinct, shorter note value.
• Thirty-second note (n, chiefly US): The American English equivalent term for a demisemiquaver.

Synonyms

• Thirty-second note: The direct synonym used in American English musical terminology.

Related Phrases/Idioms

Học thuật

Noun

1. a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note

Từ đồng nghĩa

• thirty-second note