semibreve rest
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A semibreve rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests…A semibreve rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.
Meaning
2 sensesA semibreve rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.
A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly below the line above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines.
Forms
plural: semibreve rests| Singular | semibreve rest |
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regular