acciaccatura

Noun

Meaning

A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grace note appoggiatura grace turn trill cadenza arpeggio flight note passage decoration flourish incidental ornament ornamentation
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Hypernyms

note tone musical note

Derivatives

acciaccature

Close letter words and terms

ACCH Accho acciacatura acciaccature accidence accidens