eighth-note
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musical figure that is equivalent to 1/8 of the value of a whole note
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- note value
- Subclass of
- note sign
- Followed by
- sixteenth note
- Follows
- quarter note
- Image
- Music-eighthnote.svg
- Said to be same as
- Q87526875
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- Commons category
- Quavers
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Encyclopedic overview
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. Comparison of duple note values: = 2×, etc. v t e
An eighth note (American) or a quaver (British) is a musical note played for one eighth the duration of a whole note (semibreve). Its length relative to other rhythmic values is as expected—e.g., half the duration of a quarter note (crotchet), one quarter the duration of a half note (minim), and twice the value of a sixteenth note. It is the equivalent of the fusa in mensural notation.
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