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eighth note

n. Music
A note having one-eighth the time value of a whole note.
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eighth note

n
(Music, other) music US and Canadian a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): quaver
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eighth′ note`


n.
a musical note having one eighth the time value of a whole note.
[1885–90, Amer.]
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Noun 1. [画像:eighth note - a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note]eighth note - a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
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Translations

eighth note

n (US Mus) → Achtelnote f, → Achtel nt
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En la Figura 2 se muestran las distintas variantes del tratamiento en las que se puede diferenciar dos grandes grupos, las que estan por encima de pH 5.0 y las que estan por debajo del mismo (indicadas por la corchea por ser las de mayor interes), las cuales se comienzan a diferenciar a partir del dia 2 del tratamiento (T25, T9, T10, T24, T5, T15, T14, T23, T19).
Figuras y a) Formulaciones ritmicas basicas silencios: grupos b) Grupos ritmicos que incluyen semicorcheas ritmicos en c) Grupos que incluyen silencio de corchea subdivision d) Grupos con puntillos de prolongacion ternaria e) Grupos con ligaduras de prolongacion f) Grupos con silencios de semicorchea g) Grupos que producen contratiempos h) Grupos ritmicos que incluyen sincopas i) Grupos con fusas 2.2.4.
In English, note names are fractions (half, quarter, eighth, etc.) In Spanish, note names are descriptions (blanca, negra, corchea, etc.) So explaining to a non-English speaking beginner why 3/4 means "tres negras" can be difficult.
Jones, el standard pattern o celula ritmica dominante--y, por lo tanto, no unica--esta formado por dos negras, una corchea, tres negras y una corchea.