half note

half notefrom Fra Jacopino (1614)by Girolamo Frescobaldi(1583-1643)A. half noteB. quarter note

half note

n. Music A note having one half the value of a whole note.

half′ note`

n. a musical note equivalent in time value to half a whole note. [1590–1600]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

half note - a musical note having the time value of half a whole noteminimmusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"

Translations

blancaminima {Mus.}