Quartolet

In the Musical theory, the quartolet is a exceptional division time, made of four equal figures, and whose function is to replace two consecutive Duolet S.

General information

One thus finds the quartolet in the place of two ternary times consecutive . Figure of note chosen to express division of quartolet (thus the note which accounts for the 1/4 of the quartolet), which is that is worth the 1/6 of its total duration.

The quartolet is announced by the figure “4”.

Within a quartolet, the black one is worth the quarter of a pointed round, the eighth note is worth the quarter of white pointed, the double eighth note is worth the quarter of black pointed, etc

One can say, to summarize, that quartolet means four instead of six .

Remarks

1. It happens sometimes that the quartolet occupies a single ternary time. In this case, each one of its figures of division is worth 1/4 of time, and corresponds to the figure which would last 1/6 of time in an ordinary ternary division. For example, if the black one pointed is the unit of time, this one is divided naturally into three eighth notes, or into a duolet of eighth notes, which are subdivided in their turn in four double eighth notes being worth each one 1/4 of time: these four figures can be indifferently noted in the form of a Duolet - with the subdivided values - or of a quartolet.

2. The figure of note chosen to represent the quartolet - as well as the following figures, Quintolet, Sextolet, etc - is that which is closest in natural division.

3. The quartolet as well as following divisions - Quintolet, Sextolet, etc - follow the rules of the triplet and the Duolet with regard to the replacement of certain values by others which are higher or lower to them, or, with regard to their replacement by silences.

See too

Concerning the division of time

Other internal bonds

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