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eighth note
noun
- a note having one eighth of the time value of a whole note; quaver.
eighth note
noun
- music a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)quaver
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eighth note1
Example Sentences
For example, music for walking or marching is in duple meter and uses steady quarter notes, running music contains eighth notes, skipping music uses dotted rhythms, jumping music contains large interval leaps, and so forth.
A piece in six eight might have six beats in every measure, with an eighth note getting a beat.
When orchestra rehearsals started Feb. 14, Nézet-Séguin shortened a 16th note here, lengthened an eighth note there as he sang the vocals — including the Celestial Voice ending the auto-da-fé.
The score is in cut time, so he started by following that, speeding up the eighth notes and taking a wider view of the movement.
Music is now the white eighth notes on a red background, Mail is the white envelope on a blue background, the Safari compass has been placed on a white background, etc.
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