demi-mesure

Definition of the French term demi-mesure in music:

  1. half a measure
  2. half rest (American English), minim rest (British English)
Language
French
Singular
demi-mesure
Plural
demi-mesures
Synonym
(2) demi

Related terms

French musical terms related to demi-mesure:

  • demi – half (of something)...
  • demi-pause – half rest (American English), minim rest (British ...
  • demi-soupir – eighth rest (American English), quaver rest (Briti...
  • huitième de soupir – thirty-second rest (American English), demisemiqua...
  • mesure – time, tempo...
  • pause – pause, break...
  • quart de mesure – quarter rest (American English), crotchet rest (Br...
  • quart de soupir – sixteenth rest (American English), semiquaver rest...
  • seizième de soupir – sixty-fourth rest (American English), hemidemisemi...
  • soupir – quarter rest (American English), crotchet rest (Br...