semiquaver
semiquaver
Definition
semi·qua·ver (sem′i kwā′vər)
noun
Chiefly Brit. sixteenth note
semiquaver
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- run: Marked con fuoco, there are running semiquavers on the violin from the third idea.
Modifies a noun
- figuration: The last movement of the B major employs a contrapuntal semiquaver figuration with hints of elements from the previous two movements.
- figure: In ' Awaiting Execution ' the atmosphere is set with a morbid semiquaver figure set an octave below.
- pattern: The second verse returns to the faster semiquaver pattern which develops into runs, sometimes chromatic, up and down the keyboard.
- chord: Most players take this piece at crotchet = 120 or more, and at this speed the semiquaver chords are separated by 125 milliseconds.
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