quarter note

noun

Music.

quarter note

music a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve Also calledcrotchet

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First recorded in 1755–65

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In the score, he instructed the soloist and orchestra to play very softly and at an unhurried tempo of thirty-six quarter notes per minute.

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An instructor quizzed them about quarter notes and helped them identify low- and high-pitched sounds.

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The rhythm section plays quarter notes, laying a clear foundation for the swing feel that permeates this track.

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In 4/4 or 2/4 time, for example, the macrobeat is represented by quarter notes, while in 3/4 time it is represented by the dotted half.

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A dotted quarter note, for example, would be the length of a quarter plus an eighth, because an eighth note is half the length of a quarter note.

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