acciaccatura

acciaccaturaleft: C note without acciaccaturabottom: C note with acciaccatura

ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra

A0040500 (ä-chä′kə-to͝or′ə)n. Music An ornament note that is one half step or one whole step higher or lower than a principal note and is sounded at the same time as the principal note, adding dissonance to a harmony.

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[Italian, a crushing, acciaccatura, from acciaccare, to crush, weaken, from acciacco, ailment, from Spanish achaque, ailment, defect, excuse, from achacar, to blame, from Arabic al-šakwa, the complaint : al-, the + šakwa, complaint, grievance (from šakā, to complain, suffer).]

acciaccatura

(ɑːˌtʃɑːkɑːˈtʊərə) n, pl -ras or -re (-reɪ; -riː) 1. (Classical Music) a small grace note melodically adjacent to a principal note and played simultaneously with or immediately before it2. (Classical Music) (in modern music) a very short appoggiatura[C18: Italian: literally, a crushing sound]

ac•ciac•ca•tu•ra

(əˌtʃɑ kəˈtʊər ə)

n., pl. -tu•ras, -tu•re (-ˈtʊər eɪ, -ˈtʊər i) a short grace note one half step below, and struck at the same time as, a principal note. [1875–80; < Italian: literally, a pounding, crushing =acciacc(are) to crush, bruise + -atura (see -ate¹, -ure)]

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

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