Add double whole note

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axolotl01

• July 01, 2020 06:59

I would like to be able to add a double whole note (8 beats) to my music.

I've attached an image of what a double whole note looks like.

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  BrianRobison

  • February 15, 2021 21:40

  What axolotl01 said. Perhaps (also?) with double vertical bars (as in modern practice) or the old rectangular version.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_whole_note#:~:text=In%20music%2C%20a%20double%20whole,use%20in%20modern%20music%20notation.

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  Sacquer

  • March 26, 2021 19:48

  Yes. There is much 'early' music that is best written retaining the full breve. Modern notation practice is to retain the longer note values of 16th and 17th century music. Putting in two semibreves joined with a tie can too easily distract from where the real pulse (tactus) is.

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  Ines de Erausquin

  • January 14, 2022 17:25

  Supporting this motion – it's so much better to have the double whole note as an option rather than being forced to halve note values.

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  nbakercc

  • October 12, 2022 17:59

  Bumping this request. Those of us who teach at the college level or otherwise work with early music would really appreciate having a double whole note instead of having to halve note values or tie two whole notes together. Thanks!

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