appoggiatura
/əˌpɒdʒəˈtjʊərə
/noun (plural appoggiaturas or appoggiature) Music
A grace note which delays the next note of the melody, taking half or more of its written time value.For example, if the appoggiatura is written as an eighth-note, then the appoggiatura should take an eighth-note value from the main note....
- In his effort to successfully attain variation of material, as well as timbre imitation, he employs a wide variety of ornaments such as mordents, trills, broken chords and appoggiaturas.
- Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns.
Origin
Italian, from appoggiare 'lean upon, rest'.
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