Definition of the French term demi in music:
- half (of something)
- half (fraction)
Singular
demi (m)demie (f)
Plural
demis (m)demies (f)
French musical terms that include demi:
- à demi-jeu – half-play (playing with half the power)
- à demi-voix – half-voice (using one's voice with half the power)
- demi-bâton – two bar rest
- demi-cadence – half cadence, imperfect cadence (cadence ending on...
- demi-jeu – half the power
- demi-mesure – half a measure...
- demi-pause – half rest (American English), minim rest (British ...
- demi-pause double pointée – double dotted half rest (American English), double...
- demi-pause pointée – dotted half rest (American English), dotted minim ...
- demi-pause triple pointée – triple dotted half rest (American English), triple...
- demi-quart de soupir – thirty-second note (American English), demisemiqua...
- demi-quart de soupir double pointée – double dotted thirty-second note (American English...
- demi-quart de soupir pointée – dotted thirty-second note (American English), dott...
- demi-quart de soupir triple pointée – triple dotted thirty-second note (American English...
- demi-soupir – eighth rest (American English), quaver rest (Briti...
- demi-soupir double pointée – double dotted eighth rest (American English), doub...
- demi-soupir pointée – dotted eighth rest (American English), dotted quav...
- demi-soupir triple pointée – triple dotted eighth rest (American English), trip...
- demi-ton – half step (American English), semitone (British En...
- demi-voix – half voice (sing quietly)
- piano demi-queue – grand piano with a depth between approximately 1.7...
French musical terms related to demi:
