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A square note with a descending stem.
Also known as: Longa note, Long mensural note
A longa is a mensural note drawn as a square with a stem descending from its right side, of longer value than a breve under the prevailing mensuration.
Denotes a mensural note longer than a breve under the prevailing mensuration.
Contexts: Music
Contained either two or three breves according to the mensuration in force, so the same shape carried different values in different pieces.
Contexts: Music
A square notehead with a vertical stem descending from its right side.