the whole note (semibreve), the minima to the half note (minim), the semiminima to the quarter note (crotchet), and the fusa to the eighth note (quaver)...

symbol , or occasionally, as the older symbol . The note equates to the semiminima ('half minim') of mensural notation. The word "crotchet" comes from Old...

Guido de Lange at the court of Pope Benedict XIII. Guido makes use of the semiminima very similarly to Rodericus. Young's main argument is the veiled reference...