Some people prefer to leave out the hyphens: "hemidemisemi."Īnd some people prefer to switch up the order: "hemi-semi-demi." Why not? You can use it as a prefix, tacking it straight onto a noun, as in "hemi-demi-semi-tone," or straight onto an adjective, as in "hemi-demi-semi-helpful."Īnd, you can use it as an adjective (right before a noun), as in "hemi-demi-semi hiatus."Īnd, you can use it as an adverb (right before an adjective), as in "hemi-demi-semi happy." Now, possibly because the word "hemidemisemiquaver" is fun and ridiculous, the prefix alone, "hemi-demi-semi," is a fun way to say "itty-bitty," "kinda-sorta-not-really," or "teeny-tiny-bit." grammatical bits: That hemidemisemiquaver is a very tiny, very fast note. And finally, the hemidemisemiquaver, meaning "half-half-half-quaver" (sixty-fourth note) lasts for a sixteenth of a beat. The demisemiquaver, meaning "half-half-quaver" (thirty-second note) lasts for an eighth of a beat. The semiquaver, meaning "half-quaver" (sixteenth note) lasts for a quarter of a beat. The quaver (eighth note) lasts for half a beat. The crotchet (quarter note) lasts for 1 beat. The minum (half note) lasts for 2 beats. That first note, the semibreve (called a whole note here in the US) lasts for 4 beats. Now, and I promise this is relevant, check out the British names for musical notes:Īs you move down the list, each note lasts for half as long as the one above it: Less literally, those prefixes can mean "almost," "sort of," or "not quite the real thing." For example, if you're semi-excited for an upcoming party, you're not exactly bouncing up and down with anticipation. When you think of words like " hemisphere," " demigod," and " semicircle," you notice that all three of those underlined prefixes mean "half." (A hemisphere is half a sphere, a demigod is a half-god, and a semicircle is a half-circle.) (To reveal any word with blanks, give it a click.) definition: _o_e-_-_o_e, meaning "a game or a strategy where you let your opponents wear themselves out by attacking you again and again in a tiring, ineffective way."Ĭan you recall all those terms with blanks? _o_e-_ou_ed, meaning "done with 100% of your enthusiasm or devotion "Ģ. Hemi-demi-semi also joins the short list of rhyming hyphenations we've studied:ġ. pl_, meaning "ultra, mega, extra, beyond, or super-duper." qu_, meaning "nearly: almost, in-effect, virtually, or sort-of "Ģ. Our hilarious term hemi-demi-semi, meaning "a teeny tiny bit of," joins the short list of Latin prefixes we've studied:ġ. It always appeared to me that there must be some kind of etymological connection between the terms "crotchet" and "corchea", and I cannot imagine how one came to refer to quarter-notes and the other to eighth-notes.Or, if you prefer, "HEM uh dem uh SEM uh." Also, I confess, I have forgotten the Spanish name for it, if I was ever taught it ) (Since it is so seldom used, I have left out the Breve, that semibreve that looks like it's in jail. The names of the same notes in Spanish are: The names of notes in English in descending order according to note-value are: Thanks for bringing up the names of notes, since it has reminded me of something that bugged me for the longest time when I was learning music, and I'd like your opinions, both informed and uninformed.
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