quaver
quaver
Definition
qua·ver (kwā′vər)
intransitive verb
- to shake or tremble
- to be tremulous: said of the voice
- Music to make a trill or trills in singing or playing
Etymology: ME quaveren, freq. of Early ME cwafien, to shake, tremble < OE *cwafian, prob. < IE base *gwēbh-, wobbly, flabby, tadpole > Ger quappe & Du kwabbe, tadpole
transitive verb
- to utter in a tremulous voice
- Music to sing or play with a trill or trills
noun
- a tremulous quality in a voice or tone
- Brit. eighth note
qua′·verer noun
qua′·ver·ingly adverb
qua′·very adjective
quaver
Synonyms
quaver
Usage Examples
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.
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