Associations to the word «Appoggiatura»

Wiktionary

APPOGGIATURA, noun. (music) 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.

Dictionary definition

APPOGGIATURA, noun. An embellishing note usually written in smaller size.

Wise words

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Winston Churchill