half rest

== English == === Noun === half rest (plural half rests) (music) A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two quarter rests or one half of a whole rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is two beats. (music) A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines. ==== Synonyms ==== minim rest ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === farthels