rest
1
5.5
- noun
- /rɛst/
- Specialized
- Each song includes a time signature, bar lines, rests, and bow markings.
- quarter rest
- notes and rests
- count rests
Examples
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Sometimes an instrument has to wait for many measures of rest before its turn, too.
Blog text (30) -
The first line of music began with a whole note followed by a whole rest, during which I dutifully counted to four.
Academic text (2006) -
The music is shaped by the rest between the notes.
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Unlike very young musicians, the seniors prefer music that includes some extended rests that enable them to prolong endurance, tone quality, and intonation.
Academic text (1997) -
My older pianists are encouraged to breathe through a phrase, inhaling on the anacrusis or rest and exhaling at the cadence.
Academic text (2009) -
In the musical score, each rest indicates how long the musicians should remain silent.
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The composer carefully placed a rest to create a moment of pause between phrases.
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During the performance, the conductor signaled for a rest after the chorus.
Idioms
- Offensive
1
9.9
A rude, joking way to show dislike for someone or something that is gone
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.4
A period of bed rest to help someone recover from stress or nervous problems
- Specialized
1
3.7
A small support on a violin or viola that you put your chin on for comfort and stability while playing
- Specialized
1
7.4
The amount of matter in an object measured when it is not moving, not how heavy it feels
- Specialized
1
8.2
Energy equal to a particle's mass when it is not moving, calculated as mass times the speed of light squared
How Long
- Specialized
1
4.0
- Specialized
1
5.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rest in music comes from the basic idea of a 'stop' from old English ræst. A musical rest is a short silence, a pause where the sound stops.