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Musical note duration
A quarter note (AmE) or crotchet (BrE) (/ˈkrɒtʃɪt/) is a musical note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Quarter notes
Quarter_note
Musical note duration
the duration of a quarter note (crotchet), one quarter the duration of a half note (minim), and twice the value of a sixteenth note. It is the equivalent
Eighth_note
Emphasis on a note
the last part of a note should be silenced to create separation between it and the following note. For example, a written quarter note should be played
Accent_(music)
Musical note duration
note tied to a quarter note. Subsequent dots add progressively halved value, as shown in the example to the right. The use of dotted notes dates back at
Dotted_note
Musical note duration
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.
Whole_note
Topics referred to by the same term
Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Quarter note, in music one quarter of a whole note "Quarters" (Wilco song) "Quarter" (song) Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at
Quarter
Musical note duration
half note (American) or minim (British) is a note played for half the duration of a whole note (or semibreve) and twice the duration of a quarter note (or
Half_note
note and rest values have names that indicate their length relative to a whole note. A half note is half the length of a whole note, a quarter note is
List_of_musical_symbols
Type of beat-subdividing rhythm in music
may also apply to notes of different values, for example a quarter note followed by one eighth note, in which case the quarter note may be regarded as
Tuplet
Rhythmic pattern played on drums
quarter note pulse in (quad)duple time: each measure is formed from (two groups of) two quarter note pulses, each pulse divided into two eighth notes
Drum_beat
Clock signal broadcast via MIDI
in synchronization. Clock events are sent at a rate of 24 pulses per quarter note. Those pulses are used to maintain a synchronized tempo for synthesizers
MIDI_beat_clock
Musical notation
tie two notes that could be written with a single note value, such as a quarter note tied to an eighth note (the same length as a dotted quarter). This
Tie_(music)
Specification of beats in a musical bar/measure
corresponds to the half note (minim), 4 to the quarter note (crotchet), 8 to the eighth note (quaver), 16 to the sixteenth note (semiquaver). The upper
Time_signature
Time signature in Western music notation
measure, where the half note gets the beat. The name "common time" refers to 4 4, which has four beats to the bar, each of a quarter note (or crotchet). In
Alla_breve
Representation of isolatable musical sound
more advanced accidental symbols (e.g. for quarter tones). Accidental symbols are placed to the right of a note's letter when written in text (e.g. F♯ is
Musical_note
Musical system of regularly occurring sounds
Note: Ta-a Quarter Note: Ta 2 Eighth Note: Ta Te 4 Sixteenth Notes: Tafa Tefe Whole Note: Ta-a-a-a or to-o-o-o Half Note: Ta-a or too Quarter Note: Ta 1 Eighth
Counting_(music)
Type of musical ornamentation
principal note is a quarter note, the grace notes may be notated as an eighth note, two sixteenth notes, four thirty-second notes, eight sixty-fourth notes, etc
Grace_note
Type of metric change in music
are divided is altered. While much music typically has a backbeat on quarter note (crotchet) beats two and four, half time would increase the interval
Half-time_(music)
Sign that indicates the relative duration of a note
notation (which otherwise would require a dotted half note tied to a dotted quarter note). To divide a note value to three equal parts, or some other value
Note_value
Musical interval
A quarter tone is a pitch halfway between the usual notes of a chromatic scale or an interval about half as wide (aurally, or logarithmically) as a semitone
Quarter_tone
Interval of silence in a piece of music
particular note value, thus indicating how long the silence should last. Each type of rest is named for the note value it corresponds with (e.g. quarter note and
Rest_(music)
Policy to kill, not capture, defeated troops
No quarter, during military conflict or piracy, implies that combatants would not be taken prisoner, but executed. Since the Hague Convention of 1899
No_quarter
Topics referred to by the same term
of eight equal parts of a whole Eighth note (quaver), a musical note played for half the value of a quarter note (crotchet) Octave, an interval between
Eighth
Aspect of music
4, each bar contains two (2) quarter-note (4) beats. In the time signature 6 8, each bar contains two dotted-quarter-note beats. Corresponding quadruple
Metre_(music)
Simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms
notation would be 3 quarter notes over 2 dotted quarter notes within one bar of 6 8 time, quarter note triplets over 2 quarter notes within one bar of 2
Polyrhythm
Low-pitched instrumental part
the last two quarter notes of the second measure, D and E, "walk" up from the first quarter note in that measure, C, to the first note of the third measure
Bassline
Symbol of musical notation
Thus, a whole note (semibreve) with fermata would last 4+2=6 quarter notes (crochets), 4+3=7 quarter notes (crochets), or 4+1=5 quarter notes (crochets)
Fermata
Basic unit of time in music and music theory
level: starting with a quarter note or a dotted quarter note, subdivision begins when the note is divided into sixteenth notes. The downbeat is the first
Beat_(music)
Symbol indicating one semitone lower
note by two chromatic semitones (a whole step in 12-tone equal temperament). A quarter-tone flat, half flat or demiflat indicates the use of quarter tones;
Flat_(music)
Musical note duration
twenty-eighth note and takes up one quarter of the length of a sixty-fourth note. In musical notation it has a total of six flags or beams. A single 256th note is
Two_hundred_fifty-sixth_note
Contrapuntal musical form based on a subject that recurs in imitation
BWV 861, the first codetta is absent. The subject concludes on the quarter note (or crotchet) B♭ of the third beat of the second bar, which harmonizes
Fugue
Symbol indicating one semitone higher
raises a note by approximately a quarter tone. A sharp-and-a-half, three-quarter-tone sharp or sesquisharp () raises a note by three quarter tones. A
Sharp_(music)
of a note by a semitone. Also an adjective to describe a singer or musician performing a note in which the intonation is an eighth or a quarter of a semitone
Glossary_of_music_terminology
Piano composition by Claude Debussy
drive introduced by 8th note triplets in the left hand. This stands in stark contrast to the slow, open quarter and half note lines of the a1 section
La_cathédrale_engloutie
American horse breed
The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability
American_Quarter_Horse
Series of musical beats
perceived as basic. This is currently most often designated as a crotchet (quarter note) when written (see time signature). Pulse is related to and distinguished
Pulse_(music)
Visual representation of music
being a quarter note); 2 4 (two beats per bar, with each beat being a quarter note); 6 8 (six beats per bar, with each beat being an eighth note) and 12
Musical_notation
1971 song by Pink Floyd
notes, the added echoes will produce a pattern of quarter note – eighth note, quarter note – eighth note. Pink Floyd would again use this technique on the
One of These Days (instrumental)
One_of_These_Days_(instrumental)
Musical note duration
double whole note (American), breve (British) or double note lasts two times as long as a whole note (or semibreve). It is the second-longest note value still
Double_whole_note
Piece of music by Frank Zappa
a quarter note triplet (sixth notes) in which each beat is counted with its own tuplet of 5, 5 and 6; at another is a half note triplet (third notes) in
The_Black_Page
Braille form of musical notation
meaning: 8th notes match 128th notes; quarter notes (crotchets) match 64th notes; half notes match 32nd notes; and whole notes match 16th notes (semiquavers)
Braille_music
Medieval punishment for high treason
To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a method of capital punishment used principally to execute men convicted of high treason in medieval and early modern
Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered
Music genre and technique of remixing music
screwed technique involves slowing the tempo of a song down to 60 and 70 quarter-note beats per minute and applying techniques such as skipping beats, record
Chopped_and_screwed
Former neighborhood in Jerusalem
The Mughrabi Quarter, also known as the Maghrebi Quarter, or the Moroccan Quarter, was a neighbourhood in the southeast corner of the Old City of Jerusalem
Mughrabi_Quarter
Musical notation system used in Asia since the 19th century
represents a quarter note (crotchet). Each underline halves the note length: One represents an eighth note (quaver), two represent a sixteenth note (semiquaver)
Numbered_musical_notation
Process of aligning text to a musical rhythm
lower degree. A quarter note can be divided into two eighth notes The first eighth note is strong, the second is weak. A quarter note can be divided into
Lyric_setting
Composition by Erik Satie
sixth quarter-note and the bass B on the second half of the ninth quarter-note require (presumably) naturals; the E on the fifth quarter-note is provided
Vexations
Mass composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna in 1791
the first violins are likewise in sync with the second violins but a quarter note shifted, etc.). The introduction is followed by the vocal soloists; their
Requiem_(Mozart)
Topics referred to by the same term
Negra may refer to: The feminine form of 'negro' Negra, term for a quarter note Leila Negra (1930–2025), Afro-German singer and actress Negra Li (born
Negra
1967 song by the Beatles
in the verse with a pedal on the root note (G) that leaps two octaves, McCartney moves to a marching quarter-note (walking) bass line for the first (and
Getting_Better
2016 Android phablet developed by Samsung Electronics
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a discontinued Android-based phablet-sized smartphone developed, produced, and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Unveiled on
Samsung_Galaxy_Note_7
Musical technique
woodwind quartet (1950), Fantasy, mm. 16-17. Note that this tempo, quarter note = 126, is equal to dotted-quarter note = 84 (( = .) = ( = .)). A tempo (or metric)
Metric_modulation
Four dates in each year
In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days are the four dates in each year on which servants were hired, school terms started, and rents were due
Quarter_days
Style of jazz performance
≈1:1 = eighth note + eighth note, "straight eighths." play example ≈3:2 = long eighth + short eighth. play example ≈2:1 = triplet quarter note + triplet eighth
Swing_time
Musical concept indicating to the speed of interpretation
signature. For instance, in 4 4 time, the beat will be a crotchet, or quarter note. This measurement and indication of tempo became increasingly popular
Tempo
1969 song performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Be quiet," and I got tired of it and I just started out with that quarter note beat that I played on "Suzie Q" but I changed the foot pattern, and that
Born_on_the_Bayou
Short story by Stephen King
Carson City, Nevada, is left a tip of a single quarter with a note saying that it is a "luckey [lucky] quarter". She takes a quick gamble on it and finds
Luckey_Quarter
Aspect of music
piece of music. It is currently most often designated as a crotchet or quarter note in western notation (see time signature). Faster levels are division
Rhythm
Woodworking process
Quarter sawing or quartersawing is a woodworking process that produces quarter-sawn or quarter-cut boards in the rip cutting of logs into lumber. The resulting
Quarter_sawing
One of the four traditional quarters of Jerusalem's Old City
The Armenian Quarter (Armenian: Հայոց թաղ, romanized: Hayots t'agh; Arabic: حارة الأرمن, romanized: Ḥāraṫ al-Arman; Hebrew: הרובע הארמני, romanized: Ha-Rova
Armenian_Quarter
Pattern in a homophonic or polyphonic setting of a melody
with 6-5-3-4. In fifth species, cambiatas need not be quarter-note lines added to whole-note cantus firmi as in these examples, which is only a requirement
Cambiata
Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
rhythmic figure, or ground bass, or passacaglia of a quarter note, two eighth notes and two quarter notes). This melody is then played by the second violins
Symphony_No._7_(Beethoven)
1847 waltz for piano by Frédéric Chopin
octaves between a repeated quarter note and triplet motive. The B section is somewhat calmer, using alternating half and quarter notes over waltz accompaniment
Minute_Waltz
quaver/eighth note beats (e.g. 3 8) are fast; while those with crotchet/quarter note beats (e.g. 2 4, 3 4, 4 4) are performed at a moderate or middling tempo
Tempo_giusto
(half note=betw. 52-56 (tempo in beats per minute)) Scherzo: Allegro vivace (quarter note=approx. 152) Introduction: Poco lento (quarter note=approx
Symphony_No._2_(Lilburn)
Part of a song
usually simple, with a four quarter-note ride pattern with the snare on the third beat. Most commonly, the drummer plays quarter notes on the crash cymbal or
Breakdown_(music)
American composer
genre since the Alban Berg Concerto". The work is in three movements: Quarter note = 78 Chaconne: Body through which the dream flows Toccare It is dedicated
Violin_Concerto_(Adams)
Musical performance practice
transcriber) as a string of notes of equal note value would be performed as half note, quarter note, half note, quarter note, and so on, in groups of three
Notes_inégales
Folk dance and tune
pattern of a quarter note followed by an eighth note (twice per 6 8 bar), whereas the pattern for the double jig is three eighth notes twice per 6 8
Jig
Special function in the theory of elliptic functions
mathematics, the quarter periods K(m) and iK ′(m) are special functions that appear in the theory of elliptic functions. The quarter periods K and iK ′
Quarter_period
2000 contemporary piece for concert band written by Eric Whitacre
every measure. In the second half of the piece, quarter and half notes dominate, and there is a quarter-note triplet in one measure. One particularly difficult
October_(Whitacre)
Alternative music notation
value being the quarter note (or crotchet), all durations are expressed as visual ratios from this reference point. For example, a whole note is the representation
Dodeka_music_notation
Rhythmic pattern repeated on a percussion instrument
tempo. If one beat is considered a half note, the Jangdan is a 10/2 beat tempo, and if considered a quarter note, the Jangdan is a 10/8+8+8 beat tempo.
Traditional_Korean_rhythm
Piano sonata composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
subject clearly references the opening subject of the sonata, both being quarter-note arpeggios, whilst contrasting with it by inverting its contour (descending
Piano Sonata No. 1 (Beethoven)
Piano_Sonata_No._1_(Beethoven)
Clock chime melody
Each of the five changes is played as three crotchets (quarter notes) and a minim (half note) and are always played in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. This
Westminster_Quarters
Style of playing the drums
range from slow ballad tempos (quarter note = 60 beats per minute) to extremely fast blast beat tempos (quarter note = 350 beats per minute). Like drummers
Heavy_metal_drumming
Piano compositions by Frédéric Chopin
composed of simple eighth and quarter note patterns, followed by a chromatic rise and fall. The left-hand part maintains quarter note patterns to support the
Nocturnes,_Op._15_(Chopin)
Percussion technique
note into eight. RRLLRRLL or LLRRLLRR In a 4 4 time signature, a triple slash quarter note would entail playing double strokes for two eighth notes with
Drum_roll
1973 song by Led Zeppelin
"No. 10: 'No Quarter' – Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs". Lewis 1990, p. 52. Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy Deluxe edition CD liner notes (Catalog no. 8122795827)
No_Quarter_(song)
1893 comic song written by Harry S. Miller
denominator is used for reference time, i.e. 2/4 or 8/4 time if the beat is a quarter note, etc.). The pattern of 2/ and 8/ is similar to the beat pattern in "Twinkle
The_Cat_Came_Back
based on a polyrhythm, with pairs of eighth-note (quaver) triplets in the right hand against quarter-note (crotchet) triplets in the left. Johannes Brahms
Étude_Op._25,_No._2_(Chopin)
Pair of works by Johannes Brahms
first four notes of the opening theme followed by the clarinet playing the remaining notes of the motif and ending with a triplet-quarter note figure. The
Clarinet_Sonatas_(Brahms)
Style of Irish music and dance
the 9 beats — two pairs of crotchet/quaver (quarter note/eighth note) followed by a dotted crotchet note. The slip jig is one of the four most common
Slip_jig
Neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré (UK: /ˌvjɜː kəˈreɪ/, US: /ˌvjʌ kəˈreɪ/, French: [vjø kaʁe]; lit. 'Old Square'), is the oldest neighborhood
French_Quarter
Polish folk dance from Kuyavia
nature. The dance typically involves couples walking gracefully in a quarter-note rhythm, on slightly bended knees, with relaxed turns, around a circle
Kujawiak
Indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected
stated timing, i.e., playing 5 (a quintuplet) or 7 (a septuplet) notes against a quarter-note instead of the usual even number or triplet. This gives the passage
Legato
Computing language developed by Nokia for transfer of ringtones to cellphones
following notations: 1 - whole note 2 - half note 4 - quarter note 8 - eighth note 16 - sixteenth note 32 - thirty-second note Dotted rhythm patterns can
Ring Tone Text Transfer Language
Ring_Tone_Text_Transfer_Language
Synchronization interface for electronic musical instruments
pulses per quarter note, known as Sync24. Therefore, a Roland-compatible device playing sixteenth notes would have to advance to the next note every time
DIN_sync
Lebanese singer (born 1968)
albums and singles that blend traditional Middle Eastern melodies and quarter notes with modern pop and pop rock. Known for her patriotic and resistance-themed
Julia_Boutros
note by a semitone. May also refer to a situation where a singer or musician is performing a note in which the intonation is an eighth or a quarter of
Glossary of jazz and popular music
Glossary_of_jazz_and_popular_music
Musical composition by Pachelbel
03–06) quarter notes (bars 07–10) eighth notes (bars 11–14) sixteenth notes (bars 15–18) leaping quarter notes, rest (bars 19–22) thirty-second-note pattern
Pachelbel's_Canon
Drum pattern
a steady bass drum on every quarter note. The steppers rhythm is the one drop with a steady bass drum on every eighth note, though one drop is slower than
One_drop_rhythm
Music notation software
one octave up from the base A (A3 in scientific pitch notation), of quarter note length. Commands usually begin with a backslash (such as \time, or \slurUp)
LilyPond
Musical technique using a repeating pattern
lower parts changes as the music progresses. Each quarter note in the lower part equals 41⁄2 quarter notes in the upper parts, creating an uneven ratio of
Isorhythm
Piano composition by Frédéric Chopin
commonly known as the "Chord Prelude" due to its slow progression of quarter note chords. It was written between 1831 and 1839. The prelude was originally
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 20 (Chopin)
Prelude,_Op._28,_No._20_(Chopin)
Note sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
In jazz and blues, a blue note (or worried note) is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard.
Blue_note
Football tournament
U-16 Championship 2023–present: AFC U-17 Asian Cup Notes 1 No third-place match was played. Note: Results as hosts in bold. Legend: 1st – Champions 2nd
AFC_U-17_Asian_Cup
Piano composition by Samuel Barber
slower pace. This same rhythmic pattern, a dotted quarter-note followed by a half-note and quarter-note triplet, persists for twelve measures until measure
Excursions_(Barber)
Cage standardized the horizontal distance between notes with the same rhythmic value. A quarter note is equal to two and a half centimeters (almost exactly
Music_of_Changes
Abbreviations used in music notation
without regard to the exact number of notes played. (When strokes are added to notes shorter than a quarter note, each beam counts as a stroke.) In the
Abbreviation_(music)
QUARTER NOTE
QUARTER NOTE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Carter.French : Breton variant of Chartier.
Boy/Male
Latin Biblical
Born fourth.
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Old High German Walther, GUALTER means "ruler of the army."
Girl/Female
Biblical
Dispute, quarrel.
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Portuguese
Ruler Counselor; Ruler of the Army
Girl/Female
Biblical
Fourth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of quilts and mattresses, and also of the quilted garments worn in battle by those who could not afford armor made of metal, from an agent derivative of Middle English, cuilte, coilte ‘quilt’, ‘mattress’ (from Old French, from Latin culcita ‘mattress’).
Girl/Female
Biblical
Quarrel, dispute.
Boy/Male
English
Carter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English martre, marter ‘marten’ (Old French martre).Dutch : possibly from marter ‘marten’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Norfolk, recorded in Domesday Book as Huerueles, named in Old English as hwerflas ‘circles’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Quarter Moon
Biblical
fourth
Boy/Male
English American
Carter.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, German, Indian
Transporter of Goods with a Cart; Cart Driver; Carter; Someone who Uses a Cart
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, CARTER means "carter," someone who uses a cart.
Boy/Male
Indian
Beginning, Starter
Girl/Female
Muslim
Quarter Moon
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Latin Eduardus, DUARTE means "guardian of prosperity."
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained. There is a Larter Farm in Norfolk, but whether the place name gave rise to the surname or vice versa is not clear.
QUARTER NOTE
QUARTER NOTE
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
View
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Dazzling brilliant
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, Greek, Scottish
Manly; Brave; Masculine; Abbreviation of Andrew; Warrior
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Samuli, SAMU means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God."
Female
Serbian
(Тијана) Serbian name TIJANA means "peace."
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Close to God
Male
Hebrew
(יִרְמְיָה) Hebrew name YIRMEYAH means "whom God has appointed." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including one of the six major prophets. Jeremiah is the Anglicized form.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Companion who participated in the Battle of Badr
Boy/Male
Native American
Beaver.
Female
Egyptian
, Gold of the Hall Assembly.
QUARTER NOTE
QUARTER NOTE
QUARTER NOTE
QUARTER NOTE
QUARTER NOTE
v. t.
To quarrel with.
pl.
of Quarto
a.
Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
n.
One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind quarters.
v. t.
A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters.
imp. & p. p.
of Quartter
v. t.
To establish by charter.
n.
A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.
n.
A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.
n.
The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal.
adv.
In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.
adv.
By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.
v. t.
A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.
n.
A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf.
n.
The fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full.
n.
The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
v. t.
To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n.
v. t.
To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
n.
The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.
v. t.
The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11¡ 15', that is, about 2¡ 49'; -- called also quarter point.