In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ACCIACCATURE
Noun
acciaccature
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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