double whole note

English

Left: double whole note in modern notation. Center: double whole note in mensural notation used in some modern scores as well. Right: less common stylistic variant of the first form.

Noun

double whole note (plural double whole notes)

(US, music) A note with twice the value of a whole note; a breve.

Synonyms

(UK) breve

Translations

music: a note with twice the value of a whole note

Chinese:
Mandarin: 倍全音符
Dutch: brevis c
Finnish: kaksoiskokonuotti (fi)
French: carrée (fr) f
Hungarian: brevis (hu)
Irish: lán-nóta dúbailte m
Portuguese: breve (pt)
Vietnamese: nốt tròn đôi (vi)

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