WHOLE NOTE Definition & Meaning

whole note

Music.

whole note

a note, now the longest in common use, having a time value that may be divided by any power of 2 to give all other notes Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)semibreve

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First recorded in 1590–1600

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In this case, "whole rest" does not necessarily mean "rest for the same length of time as a whole note"; it means "rest for the entire measure."

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We hold whole notes twice as long as halves.

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“I write long-line stuff in either whole notes or half notes,” he added.

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I maintain that it's mixing pronouns if the whole note is from him, but we both sign it.

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“There’s things you can do with tone and whole notes that also induce relaxation,” Conley said.

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