sixty-fourth note
- noun
- /ˈsɪksti fɔrθ noʊt/
- Specialized
:
semicorchea
- She practiced the sixty-fourth note runs until they sounded clear and precise.
Examples
-
The piece was played so fast that the sixty-fourth note passages were barely audible.
-
The piece features a sixty-fourth note in the final measure.
-
Modern compositions sometimes make use of the sixty-fourth note to achieve rapid ornamentation.
-
Can you play a sixty-fourth note on the piano?
-
In modern music, composers often include a sixty-fourth note for intricate melodic details.
-
During her lessons, she mastered the sixty-fourth note to enhance her playing technique.
-
For a speedy performance, the musician added a sixty-fourth note to the crescendo.
Synonyms
A very short musical note that lasts one sixty-fourth of a whole note
How Short
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.8
- Specialized
1
4.8
- Specialized
1
3.9
- Specialized
1
3.6
- Specialized
1
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'sixty-fourth' denotes a fractional/ordinal magnitude and 'note' is a musical symbol with duration, so together they denote a note whose time value is one sixty-fourth of a whole note. Although some background in musical notation helps to fully situate the term, a learner who knows both constituents can predict the meaning, so it is transparent.
Etymology
The musical term sixty-fourth note comes from dividing a whole note into sixty-four tiny parts; when written the note has four small flags, so imagine a very small note with many little flags to remember it is very short. That's why sixty-fourth note means 'a very quick, very short musical sound'.