duration of note
21Half note — This article is about the musical note. For the jazz club, see Half Note Club. In music, a half note (American) or minim (European) is a note played for half the duration of a whole note (or semibreve) and twice the duration of a quarter note (or …
22Whole note — In music, a whole note (American or German terminology) or semibreve (British or classical terminology) is a note represented by a hollow oval note head, like a half note (or minim ), and no note stem (see Figure 1). Its length is typically equal …
23negative duration — (1) The name for a particular relationship between changes in the price of a debt security and changes in prevailing interest rates. When a security has negative duration, its price decreases in response to a decrease in prevailing market rates.… …
24positive duration — (1) The name for a particular relationship between changes in the price of a debt security and changes in prevailing interest rates. When a security has positive duration, its price increases in response to a decrease in prevailing market rates.… …
25Bank of England note issues — The Bank of England, which is now the Central Bank of the United Kingdom, has issued banknotes since 1694. Since 1970, its new series of notes have featured portraits of British historical figures. Of the eight banks authorised to issue banknotes …
26Quarter note — A quarter note (American) or crotchet (British) is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Often people will say that a crotchet is one beat, however, this is not always correct, as the beat is indicated by… …
27Eighth note — Quaver redirects here. For the cheese flavored snack food, see Quavers. Figure 1. An eighth note with stem facing up, an eighth note with stem facing down, and an eighth rest …
28Sixteenth note — Figure 1. A sixteenth note with stem facing up, a sixteenth note with stem facing down, and a sixteenth rest. Figure 2. Four sixteenth …
29Grace note — A grace note is a kind of music notation used to denote several kinds of musical ornaments. When occurring by itself, a single grace note normally indicates the intention of either an appoggiatura or an acciaccatura. When they occur in groups,… …
30Thirty-second note — In music, a thirty second note (American or German terminology) or demisemiquaver (British or classical terminology) is a note played for 1/32 of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). It lasts half as long as a sixteenth note (or… …
