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41semibref — Semibreve Sem i*breve , n. [Pref. semi + breve: cf. F. semi breve, It. semibreve.] [Formerly written {semibref}.] (Mus.) A note of half the time or duration of the breve; now usually called a whole note. It is the longest note in general use.… …
42Mensural notation — A manuscript page of early mensural notation, late 14th century. The Agnus Dei of the Barcelona Mass. Mensural notation is the musical notation system which was used in European music from the later part of the 13th century until about 1600.… …
43Anglican chant — is a way to sing un metrical texts, such as prose translations of the psalms, canticles, and other, similar biblical texts by matching the natural speech rhythm of the words in each verse to a short piece of metrical music.Anglican Chant was… …
44musical notation — Written, printed, or other visual representation of music. There are two basic approaches to notating music. Tablature (such as guitar chord diagrams) depicts the actions a performer is to take (in particular, showing where to put the fingers to… …
45Time signature — Common time redirects here. For the short story, see Common Time. Simple example of a 34 time signature: here there are three quarter notes per measure. The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational convention used in Western …
46Double whole note — Various breve notations In music, a double whole note (American or German terminology) or breve (British or classical terminology) is a note lasting twice as long as a whole note (or semibreve). In medieval mensural notation, the brevis (ancestor …
47Clavier-Übung III — Johann Sebastian Bach, 1746 The Clavier Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–6 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach s most… …
48Renaissance music — Periods of Western art music Early Medieval   (500–1400) Renaissance (1400–1600) Baroque (1600–1760) Common practice Baroque (1600–1760) …
49Note value — Parts of a note In music notation, a note value indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence or absence of flags/beams/hooks/tails. A rest indicates a… …
50Medieval music — Periods of Western art music Early Medieval   (500–1400) Renaissance (1400–1600) Baroque (1600–1760) Common practice Baroque (1600–1760) …
