Thesaurus: appoggiatura

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1. n. A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.
2. n. an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
3. A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.
4. A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing thetime it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note onedegree above or below the principal note unless it be of the sameharmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in theillustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.
5. n an embellishing note usually written in smaller size