acciaccatura
A short grace note, occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is…A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.
Meaning
1 sensesA short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.
- an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Italian acciaccatura, from the verb acciaccare (“to crush”).Borrowed from Italian acciaccatura, from the verb acciaccare (“to crush”).
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Forms
plural: acciaccaturas / acciaccatureSynonyms
2 synonyms- an embellishing note usually written in smaller size:grace noteappoggiatura
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular