Semiquaver (Noun)
Meaning
A musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The pianist played a semiquaver on every sixteenth note to maintain a precise rhythm throughout the complex composition.
- She recognized that each sixteenth-note rhythmic pattern began with a rest, followed by two semiquavers in rapid succession.
- After meticulously examining the score, he understood that he was expected to perform eight consecutive semiquavers before entering the cadenza section.
- Although not easily perceived, these five unaccented semiquavers following the resolution often held an unsettling ambiance for some listeners.
- For dramatic emphasis, her original score requested musicians play their part consisting entirely of these intense four-chord motifs repeated by using descending arpeggios played with thirty-second and semiquaver time.