Longa (music)
= Longa (music)
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In music, the term "longa" refers to a specific note value used in medieval and Renaissance music notation. It represents a duration that is longer than a "maxima" (sometimes referred to as a "long") and can often be divided into two "breves." In some contexts, it is equivalent to four "semibreves" or eight "minims.