Meaning of appoggiatura | Babel Free
əˌpɒ.d͡ʒəˈtʊɹ.əDefinitions
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.
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Examples
“The following Adagietto was like a long, melting appoggiatura composed of smaller dying falls and languid resolutions.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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