In music notation, a note value indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence or absence of flags. A rest indicates a silence of an equivalent duration. Note Rest American name British name long (or longa) longa breve (or double whole note) Breve whole note Semibreve half note Minim quarter note Crotchet eighth note Quaver sixteenth note Sem… (More on Semi-breve)