eighth note
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eighth note
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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When orchestra rehearsals started Feb. 14, Nézet-Séguin shortened a 16th note here, lengthened an eighth note there as he sang the vocals — including the Celestial Voice ending the auto-da-fé.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
“That time feel, in between a triplet and an eighth note, you can’t really notate it and you can’t really teach it,” he says.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2017
A dotted quarter note, for example, would be the length of a quarter plus an eighth, because an eighth note is half the length of a quarter note.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
You may have noticed that some of the eighth notes in Figure 1.39 don't have flags; instead they have a beam connecting them to another eighth note.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Only seven letter names are used to name notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. The eighth note would, of course, be the next A, beginning the next octave.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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