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sixteenth note
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sixteenth note
n. Music
A note having one sixteenth the time value of a whole note.
sixteenth note
n
(Music, other) the usual US and Canadian name for semiquaver
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Noun1.sixteenth note - a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole notesixteenth note - a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
semiquaver
musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
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Things will happen, not exactly simultaneously, but a 16th note apart.
STRIKE UP THE ORGAN by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
It begins with four interspersed chords in E-minor marked mezzo forte and then modulates the impact with quiet 16th notes in woodwinds, forcing the listener to look inward at unresolved forces.
Heart, mind and soul feast on Russian choral treasures by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
32-36) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While the first sonata employs the neighbor-tone motive in rhythmic diminution (in 16th notes and eighth notes in 6/8 meter) the second sonata explores a variety of rhythmic contexts.
Beethoven's two sonatas, Op. 49: a new perspective by Collins, Peter / American Music Teacher
 
 
 
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