whole rest

noun Music.

a rest equivalent in duration to a whole note.

Origin of whole rest

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby whole rest

whole new ballgame, a, whole nine yards, the, whole note, whole number, whole numbers, whole rest, whole shebang, whole sister, whole snipe, whole step, whole tone

Example sentences from the Web for whole rest

  • Because of this peculiarity of usage the whole-rest is termed Takt-pausa (measure-rest) by the Germans.

    Music Notation and Terminology |Karl W. Gehrkens