appoggiatura

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

leading note

long grace note

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ə.ˌpɒ.d͡ʒə.ˈtʊɹ.ə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Italian appoggiatura, derived from appoggiare (“to lean”).

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