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
In 6/8, there are six beats in a measure with each eighth note receiving one beat.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
For example, the first dot after a half note adds a quarter note length; the second dot would add an eighth note length.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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