quarter note

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quarter note

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Calque of German Viertelnote.

noun quarter notes

Canada, US A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
Similar: crotchet

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"quarter note." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quarter%20note. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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quarter note. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quarter%20note

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"quarter note." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quarter%20note.

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@misc{quarter_note_2026,
  title = {quarter note},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quarter%20note},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}