During the choir rehearsal, the conductor asked the sopranos to sustain the whole note for four full beats.

The composition relied on long, sustained whole notes that filled the cathedral with sound.

The composer decided to end the piece with a quadruple whole note to emphasize the final chord.

The composer wrote a double whole note in the final measure to extend the chord.

In the avant-garde score, the composer notated several quadruple whole notes that stretched across entire movements.

The choir held the double whole notes at the end of each phrase to create a resonant, meditative atmosphere.