1.41 breve
- US: breve, double-whole note,
- ES: cuadrada, breve,
- I: breve,
- F: brève,
- D: Brevis,
- NL: brevis,
- DK: brevis,
- S: brevis,
- FI: brevis, kaksoiskokonuotti.
Note value twice as long as a whole note. Mainly used in pre-1650 music. The shortest note value generally used in white mensural notation, hence the name, which originally meant ‘of short duration’.
See also
mensural notation, note value.