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Appoggiatura

Appoggiatura Meaning & Definition
Appoggiatura Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Appoggiatura?

[n] an embellishing note usually written in smaller size

Synonyms | Synonyms for Appoggiatura: acciaccatura | grace note

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See Also | musical note | note | tone

Appoggiatura In Webster's Dictionary

\Ap*pog`gia*tu"ra\, n. [It., fr. appogiarre to lean, to rest; ap- (L. ad) + poggiare to mount, ascend, poggio hill, fr. L. podium an elevated place.] (Mus.) A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.

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