ACCIACCATURAS

Noun

acciaccaturas

plural of acciaccatura

Source: Wiktionary


ACCIACCATURA

Ac*ciac`ca*tu"ra, n. Etym: [It., from acciaccare to crush.] (Mus.)

Definition: A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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