Rythmic time...

[lizz93]

Hi folks,
I just stumbled upon a tricky , how to say..... rythmic time
The score said:  2 beats (or a minim) : 112
How much is a crotchet then? ...cause Im a little confused

Thanks
Lizz

[jlh]

what piece is it? does it have a time sig?

[perfect_pitch]

Well if a crotchet = 112 means 112 crotchets to a minute... then a minim = 112 means twice as fast (112 minims to a minute)

[jlh]

Well if a crotchet = 112 means 112 crotchets to a minute... then a minim = 112 means twice as fast (112 minims to a minute)

For those of us in the USA, it's useful to know is that a minim is a British name for a half note and a crotchet is a quarter note.

 

[perfect_pitch]

Don't you mean it's useful to know that a minim is the correct term for a half note???

[jlh]

Don't you mean it's useful to know that a minim is the correct term for a half note???

haha only if you're English. 

Depends on where you're from, actually.  Other European countries have their own names:

English       minim
German    Halbe Note (from which we translate "Half Note")
Greek    Imisi/miso
French    blanche    
Italian    minima    
Spanish    blanca    
Portuguese mínima

[Petter]

Swedish: Halv not - Half note
 In Sweden as well as in Germany (I think) there´s a misconception about the note that is called B in English which we call H. I forgot the reason, but it had something to do with an illiterate monk.