Words Like ACCIACCATURA

We have put together a list of words that are similar to ACCIACCATURA.

3 Alternative Words Similar to acciaccatura

1 Appoggiatura Noun      Synonym Words Like Appoggiatura
2 Note Noun      Synonym Words Like Note
3 Tone Noun      Synonym Words Like Tone

6 definitions of acciaccatura

1 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.
2 an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
3 Music An ornament note that is one half step or one whole step below a principal note and is sounded at the same time as the principal note, adding dissonance to a harmony.
4 In music: A grace-note one half step below a principal note, struck at the same time with the principal note and immediately left, while the latter is held.
5 More frequently, a short appoggiatura. See appoggiatura.
6 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.
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