Sixteenth note - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A sixteenth note (also called a semiquaver) is a note that has a value of ​¹⁄₁₆ of a whole note, which is how it gets the name. It has two flags or beams. In the ${\displaystyle {\frac {4}{4}}}$ time signature it has a value of ​¹⁄₄ of a beat.

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• Morehen, John, and Richard Rastall. 2001. "Semiquaver". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.

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