lặng đen

Trong ô nhịp đó có một lặng đen.

Definition

1. Noun (Music):
   • A rest: A symbol in musical notation that indicates a silence for a specific duration. In this specific compound, it denotes a rest of a particular length.
   • Specifically, a quarter rest: The term "lặng đen" is the Vietnamese name for the musical symbol known in English as a "quarter rest" or "crotchet rest." It signifies a silence lasting for one beat in common time (4/4 meter), equivalent to the duration of a quarter note ("nốt đen").

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong ô nhịp đó có một lặng đen. (In that measure, there is a quarter rest.)
  • Hãy đếm đúng trường độ của lặng đen. (Please count the duration of the quarter rest correctly.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is part of a systematic Vietnamese musical vocabulary where note values and their corresponding rests use color-based names derived from the note shapes (e.g., "đen" meaning "black" for the solid note head of a quarter note).

Variants and Related Words

• Lặng tròn (n): whole rest / semibreve rest.
• Lặng trắng (n): half rest / minim rest.
• Lặng đơn (n): eighth rest / quaver rest.
• Nốt đen (n): quarter note / crotchet.
• Dấu lặng (n): rest (general term).

Synonyms

• Quarter rest: The standard English term.
• Crotchet rest: The British English term.

Related Musical Terms

• Nhịp (n): beat, measure.
• Trường độ (n): duration.
• Ô nhịp (n): measure, bar.