whole note

noun

Music.

1. a note equivalent in duration to four quarter notes.

whole note

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): semibreve. a note, now the longest in common use, having a time value that may be divided by any power of 2 to give all other notes

Word History and Origins

Origin of whole note¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

“I write long-line stuff in either whole notes or half notes,” he added.

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I maintain that it's mixing pronouns if the whole note is from him, but we both sign it.

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“There’s things you can do with tone and whole notes that also induce relaxation,” Conley said.

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His rhythmic precision was admirable, given that his score was just stretches of whole notes; he played with the focus of a dyed-in-the-wool Minimalist.

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They have to answer simple questions like what’s a staff, a treble clef, a whole note.

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