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==Breve (double-whole) rest== [[File:Rests on stave 03 Breve.svg|thumb|75px|Breve rest]] A related symbol is the '''double whole [[rest (music)|rest]]''' ('''double rest''' or '''breve rest'''), which usually denotes a silence for the same duration.{{sfn|Burrowes|1874|p=41}}{{sfn|Read|1969|p=93}}) Double whole rests are drawn as filled-in rectangles occupying the whole vertical space between the second and third lines from the top of the [[musical staff]]. They are often used in long silent passages which are not divided into separate bars to indicate a rest of two bars, regardless of the duration of each bar.{{sfn|Read|1969|p=101}} This and longer rests are collectively known as [[Rest (music)#Multiple measure rests|multiple rests]].{{sfn|Read|1969|p=99}} They are also used to represent whole bar rest for [[time signature]] {{music|time|4|2}} only.
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