A whole note (American) or semibreve (British) in musical notation is a single note equivalent to or lasting as long as two half notes or four quarter notes.

Description

The whole note or semibreve has a note head in the shape of a hollow oval--like a half note (or minim)--but with no note stem (see Figure 1). Since it is equal to four quarter notes, it occupies the entire length of a measure

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