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Duration Equivalents

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There are seven different note durations and each has it's own name. Two naming systems are commonly used, the British and the American. The French naming conventions have also been included for the convenience of those working in the French language.


British
American
German
French


semibreve

whole note

Ganze Note

ronde

minim

half (1/2) note

Halbe Note

blanche

crotchet

quarter (1/4) note

Viertel Note

noire

quaver

eighth (1/8th) note

Achtel Note

croche

semiquaver

sixteenth (1/16th) note

Sechzehntel Note

double-croche

demisemiquaver
thirty-second (1/32nd) note
Zweiunddreißigstel Note

triple-croche

hemidemisemiquaver
sixty-fourth (1/64th) note

Vierundsechzigstel Note

quadruple-croche