half note
a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
Origin of half note
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How to use half note in a sentence
It was a hot bright day, murmurous with bees and the idle, half notes of midsummer birds.
The Dark Tower | Phyllis Bottome"Second species in both parts" means, therefore, that both parts progress in half-notes.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. LehmannTo cantus firmus b write two above and two below, three half-notes to the measure, with syncopations.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. LehmannIt must be kept in mind that all the gang′-sa are beaten regularly and in perfect time—there is no such thing as half notes.
The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest JenksShe sang it to a tiny, uneven, twittering melody that was made up of half notes.
The Promise of Air | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for half-note
US and Canadian a note having the time value of half a semibreve: Also called: minim
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