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1.270 semibreve ¶

• US: whole note,
• ES: redonda,
• I: semibreve,
• F: ronde,
• D: Ganze, ganze Note, Semibrevis,
• NL: hele noot,
• DK: helnode,
• S: helnot,
• FI: kokonuotti.

Note value: called whole note in the US.

The semibreve is the basis for the tactus in mensural notation (i.e., music written before ca. 1600).

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