ARPEGGIO

arpeggio

(noun) a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

arpeggio (plural arpeggios or arpeggi)

(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.

Anagrams

• geropiga

Source: Wiktionary


Ar*peg"gio, n. Etym: [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the harp, fr. arpa harp.] (Mus.)

Definition: The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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