Half note the earlier black notation resembles the modern quarter note (crotchet). The Greek, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean names mean "half", and in Greek, the modern word ("miso" – μισό) and older ("imisi" – ήμισι) are used. Half note In music, a half note (American) or minim (British) is a note played for half the duration of a whole note (or semibreve) and twice the duration of a quarter note (or crotchet). It was given its Latin name ("minima", meaning "least or smallest") because it was the shortest of the five note values used in early medieval music notation . In time
The Whole World is a Stage The Whole World is a Stage "The Whole World Is a Stage" is a 1966 song recorded by American R&B music group the Fantastic Four for the Ric-Tic label. It was written by Albert "Al" Hamilton, Eugene Hamilton (under the pseudonym of Ronnie Savoy), and Ed Wingate and produced by Al Kent (a pseudonym for Al Hamilton) and Wingate. Group member "Sweet" James Epps led the recording and was backed by Ralph Pruitt, Joseph Pruitt, and Wallace "Toby" Childs. The groups third single, "The Whole World Is a Stage," was their only big hit single, peaking at number 6 on