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MusicRest[d]

returns the music rest with duration d.

MusicRest[d,properties]

returns the music rest with the specified property association properties.

MusicRest[music,d,properties]

returns the music rest with properties inherited from another music rest music.

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MusicRest

MusicRest[d]

returns the music rest with duration d.

MusicRest[d,properties]

returns the music rest with the specified property association properties.

MusicRest[music,d,properties]

returns the music rest with properties inherited from another music rest music.

Details

  • MusicRest represents a single musical rest whose defining property is its duration.
  • MusicRest represents a musical rest (silence) whose defining property is its duration.
  • The duration d can be specified using:
  • durationa MusicDuration object
    namedDurationa string representing a named duration (e.g. "Eighth")
    dura number representing a fraction of a whole note
    beatsa "Beats" Quantity
  • For a music rest object obj, the following properties can be obtained using obj["prop"]:
  • "Duration"note duration as MusicDuration
  • The association properties can contain the following keys:
  • "Duration"note duration
  • For a music note object obj, any of the above properties can be obtained using obj["prop"]. Use obj["PropertyAssociation"] to retrieve the values of all available properties.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

Construct the music rest with a specified duration:

Wolfram Language code: MusicRest[1 / 2]

Construct the music rest with properties specified in an Association:

Wolfram Language code: MusicRest[<|"Duration" -> "Eighth"|>]

Construct the music rest with default properties inherited from another MusicRest:

Wolfram Language code: m = MusicRest[1 / 2]
Wolfram Language code: MusicRest[m, <||>]

Scope  (2)

List and retrieve all available properties:

Wolfram Language code: MusicRest[1 / 4]["Properties"]
Wolfram Language code: MusicRest[1 / 4]["PropertyAssociation"]

Construct the music rest from MusicDuration:

Wolfram Language code: MusicRest[MusicDuration[1 / 4]]

Properties & Relations  (2)

A MusicRest object is returned by MusicNote if no pitch is specified:

Wolfram Language code: MusicNote[None]

An empty MusicMeasure is automatically populated with a MusicRest of appropriate duration:

Wolfram Language code: MusicMeasure[MusicTimeSignature[3, 4]]["NoteList"]
Wolfram Research (2026), MusicRest, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MusicRest.html.

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Wolfram Research (2026), MusicRest, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MusicRest.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2026. "MusicRest." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MusicRest.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2026). MusicRest. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MusicRest.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_musicrest, author="Wolfram Research", title="{MusicRest}", year="2026", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MusicRest.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_musicrest, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={MusicRest}, year={2026}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MusicRest.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}