semibreve

Nomenclature of a whole note: American name vs British Name 'Whole note' is the American name, whereas 'semibreve' is the British name. The word 'semibreve', literally 'half' (semi) and 'short' (breve), derives from the ancient 'semibrevis', an equally hollow and stemless note used within the mensural notation system.

Rhythm notation A semibreve lasts for four crotchet beats. A minim lasts for two crotchet beats. A quaver lasts for half a crotchet beat - so there are two to the time of a crotchet. A semiquaver lasts for a quarter of a crotchet beat - so there are four to the time of a crotchet.

A minim is a musical note worth half a semibreve (whole note) and twice a crochet (quarter-note). It is known as a minim in British, and a half note in American.

It is important to note that every note has a note head note heads have the same shape. But can be colored. Completely black or white indicating the duration of the note.

The semibreve has the longest note duration in modern music. The half note has half the duration of a whole note. The minim has half the duration of a semibreve. Two half notes occupy the same amount of time as one whole note.

Whole note rest: Also known as a whole rest or a semibreve rest, this symbol represents a musical pause that is the length of a whole note. In a 4/4 time signature, a whole rest tells the player to pause for the whole bar. On a five-line musical staff, a whole rest hovers just below the fourth line.

A semibreve rest (or whole note rest) is drawn as a small rectangle that hangs off the 2nd line from the top of the stave. It has a value of four beats, the same as a semibreve note.

The Semibreve (or whole note) is worth 2 minims (½ notes), or 4 crotches (¼ notes). Whole note, whole bar. There are also shorter notes; The Quaver (or 8th note) is worth half a crotchet (¼ note), so each crotchet will have 2 quavers.

A whole note (American) or semibreve (British) in musical notation is a single note equivalent to or lasting as long as two half notes or four quarter notes.

A semibreve (also known as a whole note) is one musical note that counts for four beats and is represented by a hollow circle with no stem. An entire measure is used with one semibreve in 4/4 time.

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