semiquaver

/'semi,kweivə/

Thân thiện

A musician plays a semiquaver on the violin.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A musical note having the time value of one sixteenth of a whole note: In musical notation, a semiquaver is a note that is played for half the duration of a quaver (eighth note) and one sixteenth the duration of a semibreve (whole note). It is typically represented by a filled-in oval note head with a straight stem and two flags or beams.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The fast passage in the violin part is written almost entirely in semiquavers.
  • To play this rhythm correctly, you must count the four semiquavers within one beat.

Advanced Usage

• In rhythmic groupings: Multiple consecutive semiquavers are often connected by two horizontal beams to make the music easier to read.
  • The pianist's left hand played a steady stream of beamed semiquavers.

Variants and Related Words

• Demisemiquaver (n): A note having half the value of a semiquaver; a thirty-second note.
  • The demisemiquaver runs are extremely challenging to perform at that tempo.

Synonyms

• Sixteenth note: The American English equivalent term for a semiquaver.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sixteenth note