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acciaccature

acciaccature is the plural of acciaccatura.

Meaning of acciaccatura

Noun

acciaccatura (plural acciaccaturas or acciaccature)

  1. 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.

Questions about acciaccature

What is acciaccature the plural of?
Acciaccature is the plural of acciaccatura.

Words near acciaccature in the dictionary

  1. ACCH
  2. acciacatura
  3. acciacaturas
  4. acciaccatura
  5. acciaccaturas
  6. acciaccature
  7. accidence
  8. accidences
  9. accidens
  10. accident
  11. accident and emergency

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