Note Sign
number equal to
1 semibreve
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English
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American
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Italian
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French
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German
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1
|
semibreve
|
whole note
|
semibreve
|
semi-brève or
ronde
(meaning round)
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ganze Takt(note)
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2
|
minim
|
half note
|
minima
or
bianca
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blanche
(meaning white)
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Halbe(note)
or
halbe Takt(note)
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4
|
crotchet
|
quarter note
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semiminima
or
nera
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noire
(meaning black)
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Viertel(note)
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8
|
quaver
|
eighth note
|
croma
|
croche
(meaning hook)
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Achtel(note)
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16
|
semiquaver
|
sixteenth note
|
semicroma
|
double croche
(meaning double hook)
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Sechzehntel(note)
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Rest
number equal to
1 semibreve
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English
|
American
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Italian
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French
|
German
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1
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semibreve rest
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whole rest
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pausa di semibreve
|
pause
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ganze Pause
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2
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minim rest
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half rest
|
pausa di minima
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demi-pause
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halbe Pause
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4
|
crotchet rest
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quarter rest
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pausa di semiminima
|
soupir
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Viertelpause
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8
|
quaver rest
|
eighth rest
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pausa di croma
|
demi-soupir
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Achtelpause
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16
|
semiquaver rest
|
sixteenth rest
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pausa di semicroma
|
quart de soupir
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Sechzehntelpause
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