played in a “harp-like manner”. A spread chord played from the bottom up or from the top down (with a downward pointing arrow). See arpeggio in Note Symbols
Arpeggio
Language: Italian
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Arpeggiate
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Italian
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(Italian) a spread chord played from the top down or from the bottom up
Arpeggi
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Italian
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(Italian) a spread chords played from the top down or from the bottom up
Appoggiatura
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Italian
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a note preparatory to another or to a chord acting as an unprepared suspension See appoggiatura in Note Symbols
Acciaccato
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Italian
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a spread chord, played from top to bottom; brusquely, forcibly
Acciaccatura
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Italian
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Grace note; crushed note, written with a diagonal line through the note hook or flag
Decrescendo
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Italian
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to get gradually softer see decrescendo in Phrasing Symbols see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols
Fermata
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Italian
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musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols see fermata i…
Staccatissimo
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Italian
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an extreme form of staccato, often taken to indicate that one should shorten the note thus marked to one quarter of its writt…