time value
- noun
- Specialized
:
valor de tiempo
- Some rhythm syllable systems are based on the time value names of notes (eighth note, quarter note, half note, and so on).
Examples
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The appreciation of new and different time values can indeed provoke new aural, visual, and kinetic visions.
Academic text (1994) -
In music, our lesson addresses counting, rearranging music patterns, understanding time values, and introducing polyrhythms.
Academic text (2015) -
It is certainly true, however, that we are more conscious of a variety of time values, and many artists of the century are uniquely involved in deliberately using time as one of their materials; that is, they often use it both as a "stuff" out of which an artwork can be made and as a "tool" with which to make art.
Academic text (1994) -
In music theory, each note has a specific time value that determines how long it is held relative to others.
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Understanding the time value of notes is essential for performing a piece with the correct rhythm.
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The teacher explained that the time value indicates how long a note should be played in relation to the beat.
Synonyms
5
7.2
The length of time a musical note is held
The length of a musical note shown by its symbol, like whole or quarter note
How Long
- Specialized
1
4.2
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1
3.6
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
3.9
- Specialized
1
4.8
- Specialized
1
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'time' (metrical duration/beat) and 'value' (amount or measure), so 'time value' straightforwardly denotes the measured duration of a note. Although it is a technical musical term, the noun+noun combination follows normal compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents could reasonably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Time value The musical term time value comes from the words time and value, where time is the beat and value means 'how long' a note lasts. So, time value simply names how long a note is compared to other notes in the music.