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So fewer 16th notes, fewer eighth notes, and fewer 32nd notes — a lot of, like, whole notes and quarter notes just to let that thing sing.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
That said, the buds do a good job rendering the sub-bass kick that counts quarter notes while keeping the higher synth lines lively and clear.
—PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Disco music was notable for its stratified textures, anchored in the four-on-the-floor beat, which has the tendency to put the bass drum on every quarter note.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2025
The track requires a bit of power to keep up with its bass triplets and sub-bass quarter notes, which are ever-present throughout the tune.
—PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
The clarinet harks back to the descending four-note motive of the first movement and different speeds entangle the lines, with a return to the slow quarter note motive texture.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
These should tug against the constant quarter note pulse.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
That said, the buds do a good job rendering the sub-bass kick that counts quarter notes while keeping the higher synth lines lively and clear.
—PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Disco music was notable for its stratified textures, anchored in the four-on-the-floor beat, which has the tendency to put the bass drum on every quarter note.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2025
The track requires a bit of power to keep up with its bass triplets and sub-bass quarter notes, which are ever-present throughout the tune.
—PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
The clarinet harks back to the descending four-note motive of the first movement and different speeds entangle the lines, with a return to the slow quarter note motive texture.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
These should tug against the constant quarter note pulse.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
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“Quarter note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarter%20note. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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