hemidemisemiquaver

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The Word of the Day for May 29 is:

hemidemisemiquaver   \hem-ih-dem-ih-SEM-ih-kway-ver\   noun
     : a musical note with the time value of 1/64 of a whole note : 
sixty-fourth note

Example sentence:
     The pianist's fingers became a blur flying over the keys as she played the 
difficult hemidemisemiquavers of the allegro movement.

Did you know?
     Hemidemisemiquavers are the fastest musical notes that are commonly 
played, and performing them well can stretch human technique to its limit. The 
term is mainly used in Britain, where eighth notes are called "quavers," 
sixteenth notes are called "semiquavers," and thirty-second notes are called 
"demisemiquavers." In the United States, "hemidemisemiquaver" is likely to be 
used humorously, occurring especially as a clever substitute for "moment" or 
"bit," as in "the concert ended not a hemidemisemiquaver too soon."





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