crotchetnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkrɒtʃ.ət/us/ˈkrɑː.tʃət/UK US quarter notea musical note with a time value equal to two quavers or half a minim
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Beats or lengths of musical notes
- bar
- bar line
- beat
- eighth note
- half note
- measure
- minim
- octave
- pause
- phrase
- quarter note
- quaver
- rest
- semibreve
- semiquaver
- sixteenth note
- time
- time signature
- timing
- whole note
Examples from literature
- And I harmonised it myself, mind you, every crotchet.