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Whole note
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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.
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![whole note](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Figure_rythmique_ronde.svg/10px-Figure_rythmique_ronde.svg.png)
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2ⓘ | 4ⓘ | 8ⓘ |
16ⓘ | 32ⓘ | 64ⓘ | 128ⓘ |