sixteenth note
Fraction of measure
A sixteenth note is a musical note lasting one-sixteenth of a whole note, or one-quarter of a beat in common time.
It's written with a filled oval, a stem, and two flags (or two beams when grouped).
Sixteenth notes create rapid, driving rhythms: The pianist's fingers flew through the sixteenth-note passage.
Brisk tempo marking
Portion of something larger
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- pulseArterial blood throb
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- metronomeAdjustable beat-marking device
tempo · cadence · upbeat · downbeat · offbeat · polyrhythm · groove · swing
allegro
Brisk tempo marking
subdivision
Portion of something larger
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- pulseArterial blood throb
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
metronome · tempo · cadence · upbeat · downbeat · offbeat · polyrhythm · groove · swing · shuffle
rest
Cessation of activity
tie · slur · staff · treble clef · bass clef · time signature · measure · bar · score · ledger line
staccato
Short, separated note style
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- articulationClear vocal expression
- runMove swiftly on foot
passage · arpeggio · scale · trill · ornament · fingering · bowing · picking · double-tonguing · tremolo
- music notationtreble clef, bass clef, clef, clefs, staff
- rhythm termsrhythm, beat, tempo, meter, cadence
- sheet musicsheet music, treble clef, score, scores, bass clef
- rhythm notationwhole rest, half rest, quarter rest, eighth rest, breve
- sixteenthssemiquaver
- notesmemo, reminder, to-do list, memo pad, scratch pad