sixteenth note
noun
: a musical note with the time value of ¹/₁₆ of a whole note see note illustration
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Idiomatic ornaments enlivened the repeat sections; these had a particularly exhilarating impact in Variation 5, amid sixteenth notes of already breathtaking effortlessness.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The notes, a treble clef and sixteenth note, have since been covered.
—Julia Meehan, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
And true to the form of the original song, the group’s guitarist didn’t miss a single sixteenth note of the instantly-recognizable guitar line.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2022
The first movement’s melodic luxuriance, the menuet’s delicacy and the finale’s theme-and-variations attested to the range of color and attack the CSO winds can conjure at the drop of a sixteenth note.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
Banjo player Dave Johnston and mandolinist Jacob Jolliff keep the tempos and the rhythmic pulse churning with fast sixteenth notes surging underneath many of the songs.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
After minutes of nonstop sixteenth notes, a sonic fatigue can set in, no matter how loud and fast the music.
—Christian Hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Jan. 2018
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The notes, a treble clef and sixteenth note, have since been covered.
—Julia Meehan, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
And true to the form of the original song, the group’s guitarist didn’t miss a single sixteenth note of the instantly-recognizable guitar line.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2022
The first movement’s melodic luxuriance, the menuet’s delicacy and the finale’s theme-and-variations attested to the range of color and attack the CSO winds can conjure at the drop of a sixteenth note.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
Banjo player Dave Johnston and mandolinist Jacob Jolliff keep the tempos and the rhythmic pulse churning with fast sixteenth notes surging underneath many of the songs.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
After minutes of nonstop sixteenth notes, a sonic fatigue can set in, no matter how loud and fast the music.
—Christian Hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Jan. 2018
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“Sixteenth note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixteenth%20note. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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