Rest (music), the Glossary

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1. 29 relations: Anacrusis, Bar (music), Cadence, Caesura, Dotted note, Double whole note, Duration (music), Eighth note, Half note, Krzysztof Penderecki, List of musical symbols, List of silent musical compositions, Longa (music), Metre (music), Music, Musical notation, Note value, Orlando di Lasso, Quarter note, Rehearsal letter, Serif, Silence, Sixteenth note, Sixty-fourth note, Sound, Tacet, Thirty-second note, Time signature, Whole note.

Anacrusis

In poetic and musical meter, and by analogy in publishing, an anacrusis (from, anákrousis, literally: 'pushing up', plural anacruses) is a brief introduction. Rest (music) and anacrusis are rhythm and meter.

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Bar (music)

In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of music bounded by vertical lines, known as bar lines (or barlines), usually indicating one of more recurring beats. The length of the bar, measured by the number of note values it contains, is normally indicated by the time signature. Rest (music) and bar (music) are musical notation and rhythm and meter.

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Cadence

In Western musical theory, a cadence is the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards.Don Michael Randel (1999). The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians, pp. 105-106.. A harmonic cadence is a progression of two or more chords that concludes a phrase, section, or piece of music.

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Caesura

An example of a caesura in modern western music notation A caesura (. caesuras or caesurae; Latin for "cutting"), also written cæsura and cesura, is a metrical pause or break in a verse where one phrase ends and another phrase begins. Rest (music) and caesura are musical notation.

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Dotted note

In Western musical notation, a dotted note is a note with a small dot written after it.

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Double whole note

In music, a double whole note (American), breve (British) or double note lasts two times as long as a whole note (or semibreve).

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Duration (music)

In music, duration is an amount of time or how long or short a note, phrase, section, or composition lasts. Rest (music) and duration (music) are rhythm and meter.

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Eighth note

'''Figure 1.''' An eighth note with stem extending up, an eighth note with stem extending down, and an eighth rest. '''Figure 2.''' Four eighth notes beamed together. An eighth note (American) or a quaver (British) is a musical note played for one eighth the duration of a whole note (semibreve).

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Half note

In music, a half note (American) or minim (British) is a note played for half the duration of a whole note (or semibreve) and twice the duration of a quarter note (or crotchet).

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Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor.

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List of musical symbols

Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. Rest (music) and List of musical symbols are musical notation.

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List of silent musical compositions

This is a list of musical works which consist mostly or entirely of silence. Rest (music) and list of silent musical compositions are silence.

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Longa (music)

A longa (pl. longae, or sometimes longe), long, quadruple note (Am.), or quadruple whole note is a musical note that could be either twice or three times as long as a breve (Am.: double whole note, or double note), four or six times as long as a semibreve (Am.: whole note), that appears in early music.

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Metre (music)

In music, metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling) refers to regularly recurring patterns and accents such as bars and beats. Rest (music) and metre (music) are rhythm and meter.

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Music

Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content.

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Musical notation

Musical notation is any system used to visually represent music.

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Note value

In music notation, a note value indicates the relative duration of a note, using the texture or shape of the notehead, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence or absence of flags/beams/hooks/tails.

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Orlando di Lasso

Orlando di Lasso (various other names; probably – 14 June 1594) was a composer of the late Renaissance.

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Quarter note

A quarter note (American) or crotchet (British) is a musical note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve).

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Rehearsal letter

A rehearsal letter, sometimes referred to as rehearsal marks, rehearsal figures, or rehearsal numbers, is a boldface letter of the alphabet in an orchestral score, and its corresponding parts, that provides the conductor, who typically leads rehearsals, with a convenient spot to tell the orchestra to begin at places other than the start of movements or pieces. Rest (music) and rehearsal letter are musical notation.

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Serif

In typography, a serif is a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts.

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Silence

Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the cessation or absence of any form of communication, whether through speech or other medium.

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Sixteenth note

'''Figure 1.''' A 16th note with stem facing up, a 16th note with stem facing down, and a 16th rest. '''Figure 2.''' Four 16th notes beamed together. In music, a 1/16, sixteenth note (American) or semiquaver (British) is a note played for half the duration of an eighth note (quaver), hence the names.

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Sixty-fourth note

In music notation, a sixty-fourth note (North American), or hemidemisemiquaver or semidemisemiquaver (British), sometimes called a half-thirty-second note, is a note played for half the duration of a thirty-second note (or demisemiquaver), hence the name.

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Sound

In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.

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Tacet

Tacet is Latin which translates literally into English as "(it) is silent" (pronounced:,, or). It is a musical term to indicate that an instrument or voice does not sound, also known as a rest. Rest (music) and Tacet are musical notation.

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Thirty-second note

In music, a thirty-second note (American) or demisemiquaver (British) is a note played for of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve).

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Time signature

A time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, and measure signature) is a convention in Western music notation that specifies how many note values of a particular type are contained in each measure (bar). Rest (music) and time signature are musical notation.

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Whole note

A whole note (American) or semibreve (British) in musical notation is a single note equivalent to or lasting as long as two half notes or four quarter notes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rest_(music)

Also known as Double whole rest, Four measure rest, General pause, Half rest, Longa rest, Lunga Pausa, Minim rest, Multi-Bar Rest, Multi-Bar Rests, Multi-Measure Rest, Multi-Measure Rests, Multibar Rest, Multibar Rests, Multimeasure Rest, Multimeasure Rests, Multiple Bar Rest, Multiple Measure Rest, Musical rest, Semibreve rest, Whole rest, .