Examples of eighth rest in a Sentence
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For his part, Mr. Muti has responded with Verdi interpretations that are pledges of allegiance to each marking in the music, each 16th rest (never to be confused with an eighth rest, so help him God).
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Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 23 June 2019
Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 23 June 2019
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First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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eighth rest
noun
: a musical rest equal in time to an eighth note
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