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appoggiatura — meaning in music
appoggiatura is a musical term meaning leaning note (takes part of main note value). It is a ornaments marking, first tested at Grade 4 in ABRSM, AMEB and Trinity music theory exams. From that grade on, every written paper expects you to know it on sight.
Definition
leaning note (takes part of main note value)
OrnamentsFirst tested: Grade 4
Translations
| French | note penchée (fait partie de la valeur de la note principale) |
|---|---|
| German | Schiefe Note (nimmt einen Teil des Hauptnotenwerts ein) |
| Italian | nota pendente (prende parte del valore della nota principale) |
| Spanish | nota inclinada (forma parte del valor de la nota principal) |
| Chinese | 倾斜音符（占主音符值的一部分） |
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