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at the middle of the measure is used, regardless of the actual time signature.

Less commonly, the whole note may be used to denote a whole measure in music of free rhythm, such as Anglican chant, irrespective of the time of the measure.

History

The whole note symbol is first found in music notation from the late thirteenth century . It derives from the round, stemless semibrevis of mensural notation,

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