: a musical note with the time value of ¹/₄ of a whole note see note illustration
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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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