quaver

Object

• voice: He squinted up at me, then spoke in a high, quavering voice.

Converse of object

• have: But... 6/8 Six eight The signature six-eight has six quavers or their equivalent in a measure.
• tie: It should be a dotted crotchet followed by a quaver tied to a crotchet.
• use: At bar 67 Clementi uses the octave quavers, derived from the first subject, but in two-part counterpoint, often in contrary motion.
• play: Be aware - many players speed up when playing quavers.
• give: But I can't remember whether Byrd gives 2 quavers and splits the word into its syllables on paper.

Adjective modifier

• dotted: After that there's a longer note - a dotted quaver plus a crotchet tied together as one note.
• several: Although there are several quavers, the rhythm consists mostly of crotchets.

Modifies a noun

• motion: Together with this, in the inner part, there is steady quaver motion.
• passage: Quaver passages should, in general, rise in intensity and purpose as the notes rise, and die as they fall.
• triplet: Alto drummers may reinforce the desired impression of quaver triplets by playing their parts as in Figure 1. Figure 1.
• chord: A major interpretational feature of this piece is to achieve the subjective accent on the first of each pair of quaver chords occurring throughout.
• pattern: Accompaniment is contrapuntal, using 4 or 6 quaver patterns.
• movement: The typical quaver movement which characterizes Bach's chorales is largely confined to the Bass.

Noun used with modifier

• semi: B dominant chord ( m. 2 two semi quavers on 1 st leading to 2 nd crotchet beat ).

Preposition: in

• bar: Note that the quaver in bar 7 adds a 7th feeling to the music.