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Relations between note and rest values

Here are the relations between music notes and rest values:

For Americans:

double-whole note (breve) & double-whole rest (breve rest) : double-whole note has the same duration as double-whole rest
whole note (semibreve) & whole rest (semibreve rest) : whole note has the same duration as whole rest
half note (minim) & half rest (minim rest) : half note has the same duration as half rest
quarter note (crotchet) & quarter rest (crotchet rest) : quarter note has the same duration as quarter rest
eighth note (quaver) & eighth rest (quaver rest) : eighth note has the same duration as eighth rest
sixteenth note (semiquaver) & sixteenth rest (semiquaver rest) : sixteenth note has the same duration as sixteenth rest
thirty-second note (demisemiquaver) & thirty-second rest (demisemiquaver rest) : thirty-second note has the same duration as thirty-second rest
sixty-fourth note (hemidemisemiquaver) & sixty-fourth rest (hemidemisemiquaver rest) : sixty-fourth note has the same duration as sixty-fourth rest
one hundred and twenty-eighth note (semihemidemisemiquaver) & : one hundred and twenty-eighth note has the same duration as one hundred and twenty-eighth rest

For British:

double-whole note (breve) & double-whole rest (breve rest) : breve has the same duration as breve rest
whole note (semibreve) & whole rest (semibreve rest) : semibreve has the same duration as semibreve rest
half note (minim) & half rest (minim rest) : minim has the same duration as minim rest
quarter note (crotchet) & quarter rest (crotchet rest) : crotchet has the same duration as crotchet rest
eighth note (quaver) & eighth rest (quaver rest) : quaver has the same duration as quaver rest
sixteenth note (semiquaver) & sixteenth rest (semiquaver rest) : semiquaver has the same duration as semiquaver rest
thirty-second note (demisemiquaver) & thirty-second rest (demisemiquaver rest) : demisemiquaver has the same duration as demisemiquaver rest
sixty-fourth note (hemidemisemiquaver) & sixty-fourth rest (hemidemisemiquaver rest) : hemidemisemiquaver has the same duration as hemidemisemiquaver rest
one hundred and twenty-eighth note (semihemidemisemiquaver) & : semihemidemisemiquaver has the same duration as semihemidemisemiquaver rest

Relations between note and rest values

Rest values

Dots and Ties

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