Rest (music)

A rest is a musical note that indicates no sound.

Each rest symbol and name corresponds with a particular note value for length of time. The rest shows how long the silence should last.

Normal rests
 American English  British English  Multiplier  Symbol Longa  Longa rest  4  alt=A long/longa rest|Long/Longa rest Double whole rest  Breve rest  2  alt=A double-whole/breve rest|Double-whole/Breve rest Whole rest  Semibreve rest  1  alt=A whole/semibreve rest|Whole/Semibreve rest Half rest  Minim rest    alt=A half/minim rest|Half/Minim rest Quarter rest  Crotchet rest    border|80px|alt=A quarter/crotchet rest|Quarter/Crotchet rest Eighth rest  Quaver rest    border|alt=An eighth/quaver rest|Eighth/Quaver rest Sixteenth rest  Semiquaver rest    border|alt=An sixteenth/semiquaver rest|Sixteenth/Semiquaver rest Thirty-second rest  Demisemiquaver rest    border|alt=A thirty-second/demisemiquaver rest|Thirty-second/Demisemiquaver rest Sixty-fourth rest  Hemidemisemiquaver rest    border|alt=A sixty-fourth/hemidemisemiquaver rest|Sixty-fourth/Hemidemisemiquaver rest

Multiple bar rests
If a rest should last for multiple bars, it is shown by a thick horizontal line in the middle of the staff, with short vertical lines at each end. The number of bars of the rest is written over the top.

Category:Musical notes