Duration Equivalents
There are seven standard note durations. Two naming systems are commonly used in the English language, British and American. The French and German conventions have also been included for the convenience of those working in these languages.
English |
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 |