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crotchet Definition

crotchet (kräc̸hit)

noun

  1. Archaic
    1. a small hook
    2. a hooklike part or device
  2. Etymology: < sense “hooked, twisted”

    a peculiar whim or stubborn notion
  3. Chiefly Brit. quarter note

Etymology: ME & OFr crochet, dim. < croc, hook: see crosier

crotchet Synonyms

crotchet

n.

whim, quirk, eccentricity; see caprice, quirk. See syn. study at caprice.

crotchet Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • bar: Feature Variation a Swiftly running semiquavers in the right hand 1 b Quaver rests placed after the 1st crotchet of the bar.

Converse of object

  • contain: Its measure contains three crotchets or their equivalent; it is counted as three lively beats.
  • play: If you don't specify the length the computer will play crotchets - half what we want.
  • follow: It should be a dotted crotchet followed by a quaver tied to a crotchet.

Adjective modifier

  • dotted: The choice of crotchet, dotted crotchet, or minim for indications of tempo, throws the predominant grouping of the basic " pulse.

Modifies a noun

  • price: Crotchet price from £ 5.99 £ 5.10 per disk.
  • beat: Thus a song with four doted crotchet beats may also be heard with six crotchet beats.
  • rest: We added a crotchet rest to fit a 4 beat pattern.

Preposition: in

  • measure: C Majeur The major [ common time ] signature equals four crotchets in a measure, or the value of four crotchets.

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