acciaccatura
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ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra
(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.
[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).]
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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 it
2. (Classical Music) (in modern music) a very short appoggiatura
[C18: Italian: literally, a crushing sound]
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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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Noun | 1. | acciaccatura - an embellishing note usually written in smaller size musical 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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