appoggiatura

appoggiaturaappoggiatura (left) connected by a slur to a G note (right)

ap·pog·gia·tu·ra

A0380900 (ə-pŏj′ə-to͝or′ə)n. Music An embellishing note, usually one step above or below the note it precedes and indicated by a small note or special sign.

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[Italian, from appoggiato, past participle of appoggiare, to lean on, from Vulgar Latin *appodiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin podium, support (from Greek podion, base, from pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots).]

appoggiatura

(əˌpɒdʒəˈtʊərə) n, pl -ras or -re (-rɛ) (Classical Music) music an ornament consisting of a nonharmonic note (short or long) preceding a harmonic one either before or on the stress. See also acciaccatura²[C18: from Italian, literally: a propping, from appoggiare to prop, support]

ap•pog•gia•tu•ra

(əˌpɒdʒ əˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə)

n., pl. -ras. an embellishing note falling on the beat and resolving to a main melodic note. [1745–55; < Italian: act of propping]

Thesaurus

Noun

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appoggiatura - an embellishing note usually written in smaller sizeacciaccatura, grace notemusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"

Translations

апподжиатура