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Meanings of
semibreve
in English
Portuguese
semibreve
Catalan
rodona
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A musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
whole note
Portuguese
semibreve
Synonyms
Examples for "
whole note
"
whole note
Examples for "
whole note
"
1
The
whole
note
and accent of her grief was of unmistakable feeling.
2
Let's play a simple
whole
note
melody using only the white keys.
3
A Quarter Note is literally a quarter of the value of a
whole
note
.
4
The rhythm value of an eighth note is one eighth of a
whole
note
.
5
Now, press the play button to hear your glorious 8 measure,
whole
note
melody!
Usage of
semibreve
in English
1
A smiling Legrand toys with the thought for a
semibreve
longer, then breaks the magic.
2
How well placed they were, those
semibreves
!
3
Item, the goodly Friar-minors, who are
semibreves
of bulls; the smoked-herring tribe of Minim Friars; then the Crotchet Friars.
4
Minims and quavers hovered, sinking at the end of each passage to deep
semibreves
before reascending and moving on.
5
The melody has an impressive rallentando of dotted
semibreves
to the refrain, "Peace, be still," after the more rapid notes of the three-line stanzas.
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Translations for
semibreve
Portuguese
semibreve
Catalan
rodona
Semibreve
through the time