Meaning of Notenfahne in Music
In music notation, a **Notenfahne** refers to a flag that is added to a note stem to indicate the beat division of that note. The addition of a flag to any note cuts its duration in half. For example, a quarter note with a flag added to it becomes an eighth note, which is half the duration of a quarter note. The number of flags added to a note determines the specific beat division. One flag denotes an eighth note, two flags equal a sixteenth note, three flags equal a thirty-second note, four flags equal a sixty-fourth note, and five flags equal a one hundred and twenty-eighth note.
Flags are often used to connect adjacent pitches and improve legibility. When multiple notes with flags are connected by beams, it helps to visually group them together and indicate their rhythmic relationship.
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A German term for flag.
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