semiquaver

[ sem-ee-kwey-ver ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Music (chiefly British).

semiquaver

/ ˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə /

music a note having the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreve Usual US and Canadian namesixteenth note

First recorded in 1570–80; semi- + quaver

From time to time a curious syncopated semiquaver figure is heard in the upper part: it may be intended to represent sobbing.

And as the preceding Semiquaver rang a handbell, this shaked the sprinkle with his fist.

The breve and the semiquaver is, we must have the descant you made upon our names, ere you depart.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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