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Tswum wondered: why quavers? quaver... 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. The names of notes in English in descending order according to note-value are: Semibreve (whole note) Minim (half-note) Crotchet (quarter-note) Quaver (1/8) Semiquaver (1/16) Demisemiquaver (1/32) Hemidemisemiquaver (1/64) The names of the same notes in Spanish are: Redonda (whole note, it means "round") Blanca (half-note, it means "white") Negra (quarter-note, it means "black") Corchea (1/8) Semicorchea (1/16) Fusa (1/32) Semifusa (1/64) (Since it is so seldom used, I have left out the Breve, that semibreve that looks like it's in jail. Also, I confess, I have forgotten the Spanish name for it, if I was ever taught it ) 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. Anyone have any ideas about this? Also, where did the "fusa/semifusa" words come from? It seems unfair that Spanish musicians are deprived of the fun of endlessly splitting quavers into ever-smaller units with ever-longer denominations!
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Breve = short
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