Christof Biebricher wrote:
>
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Simons, Don wrote:
>
> > Christof Biebricher [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote
> > >On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, nitadori wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I still have some questions about PMX and MusiXTeX.
> > >> When I typeset a piece for keyboard which has 2/4 meter, I need to raise
> > >> \PAuse (How do you call this rest symbol in English? Two whole rest?).
> > >>
> > >I think the latin expression minima is used in most languages.
> > >
> > Then what are breve and longa? I've always been totally confused by this
> > terminology, so I just call it "r9" :-) or double whole rest.
> I stand corrected, you are right. `minima' is the whole note (written as rhombus),
> 2/1 is breve and 4/1 longa (breve with stem).
> But, indeed, these terms are now obsolete and yours are clear.
I'm afraid they are not as obsolete as you would wish. In a musical
terms glossary I'm working on for the Lilypond project - eventually to
be published on the GMD archive too - I have to reflect differences in
the terms used for note values in British and US English contexts. For
example British English says 'semiminima' for the quarter note, 'minima'
for the half note, 'semibreve' for the whole note etc.
I think we'll have to live with that :-(
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