semiminima

The word tempo came into English by way of Italian, tracing all the way back to the Latin word tempus, meaning time. It was originally used to describe the timing of music, or the speed at which a piece of music is played.

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. 2.

TEMPUS is time associated with the clock, with checking our watches, it is earthly time that we are always fighting against. AEVUM, however, is celestial time, experienced only by the angels or other celestial beings.

The next word is tempus, temporis, n., meaning “time,” “occasion” or “opportunity.” It's a third- declension neuter noun.

Half rest or minim rest In music notation, this rest symbol is a rectangle that sits on top of the middle line of the staff. The symbol extends upwards and fills about ½ of the fourth space on the staff. This rest has the same duration of two beats as half notes.

two beats The half rest is silent and lasts for two beats. It looks very much like the whole rest but is on top of the line instead of underneath.

aevum (uncountable) (Scholastic philosophy) The temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging. synonym ▲ Synonym: aeviternity.

noun philosophy the mean between time and eternity; the state of being of the angels and saints in heaven.

Etymology. Learned borrowing from Latin tempus.

Some of the roots of the vocabulary words in this lesson are based on the Latin word tempus, which means “time.” Others are based on the Greek word chronos, which also means “time.”

Half notes last for 2 counts, or twice as long as a quarter note. Half notes are probably the second most common type of rhythm after quarter notes. You can think of half notes as half of one measure, or the same thing as two quarter notes.

Half notes and half rests are 1/2 the length of a whole note and are often two beats each. The half note is empty in the center of the note head. Quarter notes and quarter rests are 1/4 the length of a whole note and are often one beat each.