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Meaning of "grace note" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRACE NOTE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRACE NOTE

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Grace note is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GRACE NOTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Grace note

A grace note is a kind of music notation used to denote several kinds of musical ornaments, usually printed smaller to indicate that it is melodically and harmonically nonessential. When occurring by itself, a single grace note normally indicates the intention of either an appoggiatura or an acciaccatura. When they occur in groups, grace notes can be interpreted to indicate any of several different classes of ornamentation, depending on interpretation.

Definition of grace note in the English dictionary

The definition of grace note in the dictionary is a note printed in small type to indicate that it is melodically and harmonically nonessential.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRACE NOTE

grace
grace cup
grace period
grace-and-favour
graceful
gracefully
gracefulness
graceless
gracelessly
gracelessness
Graces
gracile
gracileness
gracilis
gracility
graciosity
gracioso
gracious
graciously
graciousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRACE NOTE

advice note
blue note
consignment note
cover note
credit note
currency note
delivery note
eighth note
fit note
gold note
liner note
note
of note
pound note
promissory note
quarter note
strike the right note
suicide note
take note
treasury note
whole note

Synonyms and antonyms of grace note in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «grace note» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRACE NOTE

Find out the translation of grace note to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grace note from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grace note» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

装饰音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nota de gracia
570 millions of speakers

English

grace note
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुग्रह नोट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مذكرة نعمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

благодать примечание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nota de graça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

করুণা কাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appoggiature
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cawan rahmat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorschlagsnote
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

装飾音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은혜 노트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelas sih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ân sủng lưu ý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருணை கோப்பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कृपा कप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zarafet bardağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nota di grazia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łaska uwaga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

благодать примітка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

notă de grație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νότας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

genade noot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grace note
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nåde notat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grace note

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACE NOTE»

The term «grace note» is regularly used and occupies the 92.868 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACE NOTE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRACE NOTE»

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Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine
When asked, “Do you believe in grace?” who could say no? Max Lucado asks a deeper question: Have you been changed by grace? Shaped by grace? Strengthened by grace? Emboldened by grace? Softened by grace?
Max Lucado, 2012
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I, Grace Note: A Novel
A witty look at a woman trying to make it in the music business, "I, Grace Note" takes readers on a hilarious trip from a cool downtown club in New York City to a hot California spa; from a west coast fling with a filmmaker to a new age ...
J. Schwartzman, 2000
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Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren
Field Votes is the final book of a loosely connected trilogy that includes Desert Notes (1976) and River Notes (1979) and stands with the best of Barry Lopez's remarkably varied work. From the Hardcover edition.
Barry Lopez, 2011
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Grace Note: In Hildegard's Shadow
ISBN: 978-1-4620-3123-8 (sc) ISBN: 978-1-4620-3125-2 (hc) ISBN: 978-1-4620- 3124-5 (e) Library of Congress Control Number: 2011909737 Printed in the United States ofAmerica iUniverse rev. date: 8/17/2011 Grace Note n. 1: a musical ...
P. J. Parsons, 2011
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Performance Practice: A Dictionary-guide for Musicians
In later orchestral music it was introduced by Tchaikovsky in his Symphony no. 6 and by Holst in The Planets ("Mars"). Puccini called for tuned gongs in Turandot. Grace note ( l7th- l9th c.). A one-note ornament that ordinarily moves by step to a  ...
Roland John Jackson, 2005
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Keyboard Workshop: Hundreds of Ways You Can Improve Your ...
One item is the "grace note" — which looks like this in my piece. How do you play it? Mrs. G. O'L Memphis, TN .-« The grace note is a melodic ornament that turns up in a good deal of 19th century piano music. Perhaps it was its sobbing, ...
Ekay Music, Incorporated, Cimino Publishing Group Inc, 1995
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Learn to Play Saxophone, Bk 2
The most commonly used grace note today is the Acciaccatura or short grace note. It is played as quickly as possible and usually takes its time value from the note before. The accent is given to the note to which it is attached. A single short  ...
Eisenhauer, William, Gouse, Charles
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Finale: An Easy Guide to Music Notation
About Grace Notes Finale does not automatically include the slash mark with the grace note. If you want to change it so every eighth note has a slash follow these steps: 1 . Select Options > Document Options. 2. Choose "Grace Notes." 3.
Thomas E. Rudolph, Vincent A. Leonard, 2005
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Picture Yourself Playing Violin: Step-by-Step Instruction ...
A composer can ornament a main note by simply adding one smaller note to it, or by highlighting the main note with many surrounding smaller notes. Grace Note An ornamenting grace note is a small note that precedes a normal rhythmic note.
Bridgette Seidel, 2008
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First Division Band Method: B-Flat Clarinet, Part Two
This is an updated edition with a new four-color cover and updated text in various places in the book that mention correlated material.
Fred Weber, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRACE NOTE»

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Formidable strength on the piano that would have pleased Prokofiev
... encore, the spare, brief “Für Alina” by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, which seemed to add a grace note of hope to Prokofiev's anguish. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Ray Donovan 301: 'The Kalamazoo'
The novelty offered by the arrival of McShane, Holmes, Pinchot and the rest is a welcome grace note. It's also interesting to see Abby and ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
3
Dildos and a Beckett Novel
Mingus told Joni Mitchell that he wanted to leave a grace note for God. That's lovely. I wrote a lot about space in The Art of Cruelty. It became ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
Mark Tuckey for Cotton On: New release homewares collection
... throws with oversized stitching, and tacking-stitch blankets in liveable, soothing neutrals – with the grace note of colour in an artisanal mug, ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Doomstress Alexis Helps Homeless Kids Get By With a Little Help …
The event is called Grace Note, a benefit show designed to raise funds for the Montrose Grace Place homeless shelter. This year's will be held ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
6
Gwen's Take: How we see each other … and how we don't
Elizabeth Alexander was our grace note. A soulful African- American writer who wrote and delivered the inaugural poem “Praise Song for the ... «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
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Nature and nurture, island style
The lengthy promotional list of possible activities ends on a grace note. "On a clear night, look at the stars." To look at the weather stats, you'd ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
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Chester choir formed of recovering addicts to perform at Eisteddfod …
Members of the 17-strong Grace Note Choir are preparing to take to the stage at the renowned musical extravaganza in Llangollen on ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Good Girl Gone Psycho: Does Rihanna Go Too Far in 'BBHMM'?
... against women, becoming the victimizer as the ultimate grace note in the narrative that was built around her troubles with Chris Brown. «Yahoo Music, Jul 15»
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Old Toys Club
... though, McFarlane as director and co-writer (with longtime collaborators Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild) can't let a grace note linger. Instead ... «The Journal, Jul 15»

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