Translation Of Eighth Note – English–Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

Translation of eighth note – English–Mandarin Chinese dictionary eighth notenoun [ C ]   music   US specialized uk /ˈeɪtθ ˌnəʊt/ us /ˈeɪtθ ˌnoʊt/ (UK quaver) Add to word list Add to word list a musical note that is half as long as a crotchet 八分音符

(Translation of eighth note from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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eighth note By the end of the 20th century the complexity of quickstep as done by advanced dancers had increased, due to the extensive use of syncopated steps with eighth note durations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A typical unit features a longer rhythmic value that precedes or follows shorter values involving divisions of quarter and eighth notes by three, five, and seven. From the Cambridge English Corpus The scherzo movement features a polyrhythmic ostinato present through 80% of the movement, based on two eighth note, eighth note, eighth rest figures one eighth-note out of phase. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It has rhythmic complexity; in the first four measures half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, eighth note triplets and sixteenth notes are all encountered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In producing this intense or 'funkier' effect, at least some of the musicians played straighter eighth notes. From the Cambridge English Corpus The basic rhythmic unit is the eighth note, and the rhythm is very steady and simple throughout this portion of the piece. From the Cambridge English Corpus Decorated suspensions are common and consist of portamentos or double eighth notes, the second being a lower neighbor tone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Throughout this section, the timpani subtly foreshadows the coming strife with a repeated eighth note pattern played softly in the background. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. C1

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