acciaccatura

English

Alternative forms

acciacatura

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian acciaccatura, from the verb acciaccare (“to crush”)

Pronunciation

(US, UK) IPA^(key): /ɑ.ˌtʃɑk.ə.ˈtʊɹ.ə/, /əˌtʃækəˈtʊəɹə/

Noun

acciaccatura (plural acciaccaturas or acciaccature)

(music) 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.

Translations

short grace note occurring on the beat occupied by the main note

Portuguese: acciaccatura f

Portuguese

Noun

acciaccatura f (plural acciaccaturas)

(music) acciaccatura (short grace note occurring on the beat occupied by the main note)

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