English: 1/8 th note and 1/16 th noteSpanish translation: corchea / semicorchea 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | 1/8th note (US) or quaver (UK) / 1/16th note (US) or semiquaver (UK) | | Spanish translation: | corchea / semicorchea | | Entered by: | Daniel Brennan |
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Music / Music | | English term or phrase: 1/8 th note and 1/16 th note | This is from a program manual about making music. The sentences says:
"16 stands for a 1/16th note, 8. for 1/8th note etc"
Could it be "corchea y semicorchea"
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| | | 1/8th note = quaver and 1/16th note = semi-quaver | Explanation:
so, yes, you are absolutely right:
corchea y semicorchea
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Note added at 2002-08-24 22:10:01 (GMT)
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I think this is just the American way of showing them
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Note added at 2002-08-24 22:11:03 (GMT)
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other way round obviously: corchea = 1/8th note/quaver and semicorchea = 1/16th note/semiquaver! |
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Daniel Brennan
United Kingdom
| Note from asker to answererThank you, Dan!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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2 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +3 |
| 1/8th note = quaver and 1/16th note = semi-quaver
Explanation:
so, yes, you are absolutely right:
corchea y semicorchea
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Note added at 2002-08-24 22:10:01 (GMT)
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I think this is just the American way of showing them
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Note added at 2002-08-24 22:11:03 (GMT)
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other way round obviously: corchea = 1/8th note/quaver and semicorchea = 1/16th note/semiquaver!
| Daniel Brennan
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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