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half note
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half note
n. Music
A note having one half the value of a whole note.
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half note
from Fra Jacopino (1614) by Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
A. half note B. quarter note
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Noun1.half note - a musical note having the time value of half a whole notehalf note - a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
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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