Meaning & use
Appoggiatura
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In music, an ornamental note played just before a main note, typically taking some of its time value and resolving into it.
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The violinist added a delicate appoggiatura before the final note of the phrase.
Baroque composers often used the appoggiatura to add expressive tension to a melody.
A note on using this word
From Italian 'appoggiare,' meaning 'to lean,' reflecting how the ornamental note leans into the main note.
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