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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACCIACCATURA

Italian: literally, a crushing sound.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACCIACCATURA

acciaccatura  [ɑːˌtʃɑːkɑːˈtʊərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCIACCATURA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acciaccatura is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACCIACCATURA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ornament (music)

In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes that are not necessary to carry the overall line of the melody, but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line. Many ornaments are performed as "fast notes" around a central note. The amount of ornamentation in a piece of music can vary from quite extensive to relatively little or even none. The word agrément is used specifically to indicate the French Baroque style of ornamentation. A very important function of the ornamentation in early and baroque keyboard music was as a way of creating a longer sustain of the note on a harpsichord, clavichord, or virginal, such instruments being unable to sustain a long note in the same manner as a pipe organ. In the baroque period, it was common for performers to improvise ornamentation on a given melodic line. A singer performing a da capo aria, for instance, would sing the melody relatively unornamented the first time, but decorate it with additional flourishes the second time.

Definition of acciaccatura in the English dictionary

The definition of acciaccatura in the dictionary is a small grace note melodically adjacent to a principal note and played simultaneously with or immediately before it. Other definition of acciaccatura is a very short appoggiatura.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACCIACCATURA


appoggiatura
əˌpɒdʒəˈtʊərə
assurer
əˈʃʊərə
caricatura
ˌkærɪkəˈtjʊərə
coloratura
ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə
dura
ˈdjʊərə
fioritura
ˌfjɔːrɪˈtʊərə
insurer
ɪnˈʃʊərə
jettatura
ˌdʒetəˈtʊərə
jura
ˈdʒʊərə
Madura
məˈdʊərə
Mathura
ˈmʌtʊərə
mura
ˈmʊərə
natura
nəˈtʊərə
quadratura
ˌkwɒdrəˈtʊərə
scordatura
ˌskɔːdəˈtʊərə
sura
ˈsʊərə
surah
ˈsʊərə
tessitura
ˌtɛsɪˈtʊərə
tourer
ˈtʊərə
villeggiatura
vɪˌlɛdʒəˈtʊərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCIACCATURA

acciaccature
accidence
accident
accident and emergency
accident and emergency department
accident and emergency unit
accident blackspot
accident insurance
accident prevention
accident proneness
accident protection
accident unit
accident-prone
accidental
accidental damage
accidental death
accidental injury
accidentalism
accidentality

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCIACCATURA

Angostura
aura
Bonaventura
bravura
Buenaventura
Bujumbura
bura
datura
Extremadura
in rerum natura
Kura
laura
nomenklatura
Piura
purpura
shura
tempura
Tripura
velatura
vettura

Synonyms and antonyms of acciaccatura in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «acciaccatura» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACCIACCATURA

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Acciaccatura
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acciaccatura
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Translator English - Marathi

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Translator English - Turkish

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Translator English - Italian

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acciaccatura
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Translator English - Afrikaans

acciaccatura
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Trends of use of acciaccatura

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCIACCATURA»

The term «acciaccatura» is used very little and occupies the 152.189 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCIACCATURA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acciaccatura

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCIACCATURA»

Discover the use of acciaccatura in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acciaccatura and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bach -- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol 2
The word acciaccatura comes from an Italian word meaning "crushed." At times it has been used falsely for the modern short appoggiatura (fy, which is sometimes referred to as a "grace note." This modern ornament was, of course, never ...
Bach, Johann Sebastian
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Performance Practice: A Dictionary-guide for Musicians
Acciaccatura (pi. acciaccature; late 17th to mid- 18th c.). A dissonant tone added to a simple chord in keyboard music. One or more of such tones could be inserted within arpeggiated (see *arpeggio) or simultaneously sounded chords. Brief in ...
Roland John Jackson, 2005
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
Acciaccatura [Lt., perhaps from acciaccare, to crush]. An ornament of 17th- and 18th-century keyboard playing, particularly in the Italian style of accompanying recitatives, consisting of a nonharmonic tone that is sounded simultaneously with a ...
Don Michael Randel, 2003
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI: REVISED EDITION
The thoroughbass acciaccatura was avowedly based on the addition of neighboring tones to notes of a chord or on the momentary diatonic filling up of intervals. Often the function of such an acciaccatura resembles the harmonic function of a ...
Ralph Kirkpatrick, 1983
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Ornamentation in Baroque and Post-baroque Music: With ...
and an acciaccatura. In particular, the release of the dissonant pitches is a matter of great concern to him, and for this reason he disapproves of striking two keys Part VIII with one finger "since one could not let go easily of the acciaccature as it  ...
Frederick Neumann, 1983
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Messa Da Requiem for the Anniversary of the Death of ...
Acciaccature WG V fornisce tacitamente una legatura tra acciaccatura semplice e nota principale quando l'intervallo non supera un tono intero. In A queste legature mancano, tranne in un contesto specifico (che si trova senza eccezione solo ...
David Rosen, Giuseppe Verdi, 1990
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Guidelines to Piano Interpretation
Whenever you identify a grace-note as representing an acciaccatura, its actual length is well expressed in the popular term "crush note": it is very short, nearly falling together with the following note. As for the metrical place of this grace, ...
Siglind Bruhn, 1989
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First Supplement
Acciaccatura (synonymous with Short Appoggiatura) (Pronounced aht-chah-kah- tocf-rah) There exists some lack of agreement as to the meaning of the term acciaccatura. At least one well-known dictionary contends that it applies only to early ...
Shearer, Aaron
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Thorough-bass Accompaniment According to Johann David Heinichen
The abundant enthusiasm Heinichen evinces for the acciaccatura stands out in bold relief when compared to his treatment of other ornaments. This disproportionate emphasis is easily understood: the acciaccatura had real value as a means ...
George J. Buelow, Johann David Heinichen, 1992
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Thorough-Bass Accompaniment According to Johann David Heinichen
The abundant enthusiasm Heinichen evinces for the acciaccatura stands out in bold relief when compared to his treatment of other ornaments. This disproportionate emphasis is easily understood: the acciaccatura had real value as a means ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCIACCATURA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acciaccatura is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wilks spells success at regional bee
You're a competitor in a spelling bee contest, and the judge just gave you the word “acciaccatura” to spell. What do you do? Panic? Stall, while ... «Bonner County Daily Bee, Apr 15»
2
See You Later Alligator
... X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato ... «Ultimate-Guitar.Com, Sep 14»
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Waitin On A Sunny Day
... X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato ... «Ultimate-Guitar.Com, Jul 14»
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Walk Like An Egyptian
... X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato ... «Ultimate-Guitar.Com, Jul 14»
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Hip Hug-Her
... X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato ... «Ultimate-Guitar.Com, Jul 14»
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Super Bad Parts 1 2
... X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato ... «Ultimate-Guitar.Com, Jun 14»
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Highway 61 Revisited
... X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato ... «Ultimate-Guitar.Com, Jun 14»
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Allan Simonsen fatal crash @2013 Le Mans 24 hours
Acciaccatura 2 years ago. It's sad, that there isn't a proper footage of this crash... :'(. Read more Show less. ▽ Report spam or abuse. fipsfoxy 2 ... «YouTube, Jun 13»
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Skillful singers bring a short story to life in UrbanArias 'Paul's Case'
... is loaded with neo-Baroque flourishes, with singers jumping keys after grace notes or using ornamental devices such as acciaccatura to drive ... «Washington Post, Apr 13»
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Italy's cultural influence is evident in our language
... agitato, bruscamente and affettuoso (mood); molto, poco and meno (musical expressions); and altissimo, acciaccatura and pizzicato (musical ... «Auburn Citizen, Dec 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Acciaccatura [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/acciaccatura>. Apr 2024 ».
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