appoggiatura

/ə.ˌpɒ.dʒə.ˈtʊɹ.ə/ · noun

Meaning

A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.

Related words

acciaccatura(English)grace note(English)acciacatura(English)adagietto(English)adagio(English)arpeggio(English)ornamentation(English)coloration(English)trill(English)ornament(English)chord(English)note(English)

Sources

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