A note having the time value of two crotchets or half a semibreve, represented by a ring with a stem.
Also called minim
Example sentencesExamples
Behind his solo, the band plays a descending set of half notes and Watts builds off this.
Contrapunctus I, which exposes the subject in its original form (do-sol-me-do-ti-do-re-me-fa-me-re-do), was played in a slow tempo, with an almost dry separation of the initial four half notes each time the subject or answer appeared.
Sometimes a half note is better than a full note, or no sound is better than a lot of sounds so you can contemplate something that's already been or create anticipation for something that's about to happen, like in a film score.
The aptly titled Creepy Crotchets is written almost entirely in quarter-note values, with occasional half notes, and is based on the familiar creepy minor arpeggiated chord theme.
Rhythmic values are quarter, eighth and half notes, and only the major finger pattern is used in the first chorale.
Definition of half note in US English:
half note
nounˈhaf ˈˌnōtˈhæf ˈˌnoʊt
North American Music
A note having the time value of two quarter notes or half of a whole note, represented by a ring with a stem.
Also called minim
Example sentencesExamples
The aptly titled Creepy Crotchets is written almost entirely in quarter-note values, with occasional half notes, and is based on the familiar creepy minor arpeggiated chord theme.
Contrapunctus I, which exposes the subject in its original form (do-sol-me-do-ti-do-re-me-fa-me-re-do), was played in a slow tempo, with an almost dry separation of the initial four half notes each time the subject or answer appeared.
Behind his solo, the band plays a descending set of half notes and Watts builds off this.
Sometimes a half note is better than a full note, or no sound is better than a lot of sounds so you can contemplate something that's already been or create anticipation for something that's about to happen, like in a film score.
Rhythmic values are quarter, eighth and half notes, and only the major finger pattern is used in the first chorale.