ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra (ä-chä k -t r )n. Music An ornament note that is one half step or one whole step below a principal note and is sounded at the same time as the principal note, adding dissonance to a harmony. [Italian, from acciaccare, to crush.] |
acciaccatura [ɑːˌtʃɑːkɑːˈtʊərə]
n pl -ras, -re [-reɪ -riː]
1. (Music / Classical Music) a small grace note melodically adjacent to a principal note and played simultaneously with or immediately before it
2. (Music / Classical Music) (in modern music) a very short appoggiatura
[Italian: literally, a crushing sound]
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| Noun | 1. |  acciaccatura - an embellishing note usually written in smaller sizemusical 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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