Definition
semiquaver
noun
- a musical note having the time value of one sixteenth of a whole note
Usage: music
Examples
- The pianist played a rapid passage of semiquavers in the final movement.
- Each semiquaver lasted only a fraction of a second in the fast tempo.
- The composer wrote intricate semiquaver patterns throughout the piece.
- She struggled to play the semiquavers cleanly at such a quick pace.
- The sheet music was filled with beamed semiquavers in groups of four.
- His technique improved after practicing scales with semiquaver rhythms.